Cunha, Luíz da 1662-1740 ?

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Luis da Cunha (1662-1740) had a long and highly successful diplomatic career. In 1696 he went as Ambassador to London, and subsequently served as Portuguese minister plenipotentiary at the negotiations which led up to the Treaty of Utrecht. In the following year he represented John V at the coronation of George I in London, and was later Ambassador in Madrid and Paris where he remained until his death.

From the description of Idêa da guerra que no anno de 1702 se declarou na Europa, & opprimîo todas as potencias de [illegible] : dividida em duas partes ... : [Portugal] : ms., [1714-1715?] / auctor D. Luis da Cunha, embaixador extraordinario, e plemnipotenciario dos seren[issi]mos s[e]n[ho]res Reys de Portugal D. Pedro 2., e D. Joaõ 5. na corte de Londres, e congresso de Utrecht. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 52795647

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associatedWith France. 1713 Apr. 11. corporateBody
associatedWith John V, King of Portugal, 1689-1750. person
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Portugal
Europe
Portugal
Portugal
Europe
Europe
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Manuscripts
Manuscripts, Portuguese
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Birth 1662-01-25

Death 1740-09-12

Portuguese

Portuguese

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