OLDENBURG, ULRIK [SSNE 5357]

Surname

OLDENBURG

First name

ULRIK, ULRIC

Title/rank

PRINCE

Nationality

DANE

Text source

Prince Ulrik, Charles's cousin and a son of Christian IV, visited London in 1630 but the visit had no obvious diplomatic significance. Prince Ulrik was murdered in the Low Countries in September 1633.

Sources: CSPV, XXII, 1629-1632, pp.435-436. Giovanni Soranzo, 8 November 1630; A J Loomie ed, Ceremonies of Charles I, The Notebooks of John Finet 1628-1641 (New York, 1987), p.315.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, LONDON, ENGLAND

Arrived 1630-09-01

Departed 1630-09-30

Capacity DIPLOMAT, ROYALTY, purpose DIPLOMACY