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John Stile

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John Stile (fl. 1511) was English ambassador to Spain c.1511, during the reign of Ferdinand of Aragon as king of Spain, and the early reign of Ferdinand's son-in-law, Henry VIII of England. Henry was then married to his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.[1]

Stile went to Spain in 1505, on a diplomatic mission for Henry VII. He was ordered to stay there, making a permanent position; this was the first England resident diplomatic posting, rather than a transient mission, at a secular (i.e. non-papal) court.[2]

References

  1. ^ p.162, Robert Hutchinson, 2012, Young Henry
  2. ^ Garrett Mattingly (1 January 2009). Renaissance Diplomacy. Cosimo, Inc. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-60520-470-3.