Swedish Ambassador in London is arrested on suspicion of Jacobitism

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

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Diplomacy

Dates

Date of occurrence 1717-01

Places

United Kingdom (Location)
Spain (Involved)
Sweden (Involved)

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Carl Gyllenborg, the Swedish Ambassador in London, is arrested for suspected collaboration in a Jacobite plot. The British authorities suspect Goertz, the Swedish Minister at the Hague, of plotting with Spain to help James Edward Stuart launch another invasion of England.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Swedish Ambassador in London is arrested on suspicion of Jacobitism". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=17198, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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