Christopher Windebank
Christopher Windebank (born 1615), was an Englishman who lived in Madrid and worked as guide and interpreter for English ambassadors.
Biography
Christopher who was born in 1615 was a son of Sir Francis Windebank, (later Secretary of State to King Charles I).[1] He was a demy of Magdalen College, Oxford, from 1630 to 1635.[2]
He was then sent to Madrid "to understand that court",[1] and lived for a time with the English ambassador, Sir Arthur Hopton. In 1638 he made an imprudent marriage, which cost him his post, and on 5 August 1639 Hopton suggested that his wife should be placed in a convent. Subsequently, being "a perfect Spaniard and an honest man",[1] he was found useful as a guide and interpreter by English ambassadors at Madrid.[3]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Pollard 1900, p. 165.
- ↑ Pollard 1900, p. 165 cites Bloxam, Reg. v. 124–7.
- ↑ Pollard 1900, p. 165 cites Clarendon, Rebellion, ed. Macray, bk. xii. § 103 note.
References
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