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“His Physiognomy does not seem good to me". Sir Anthony Sherley at the Tuscan Court

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At the beginning of the 17th century, Shah ‘Abbas I of Persia was looking for Western allies in order to attack the Ottoman Empire from West and in the Mediterranean Sea. For this purpose he sent a mission to the principal European courts. This embassy (1599-1601) was led by an official ambassador, the Persian Husain ‘Ali Beg, and by one of the most notorious English adventurers of the early modern age: Sir Anthony Sherley (1565–1635). In March 1601, after having passed by several Christian princes, the ambassadors reached Tuscany, where the Grand Duke Ferdinando I and his court welcomed them. It was the first time that the Florentine élite faced the Persians and Sir Sherley. This paper deals with the Tuscan perception of the Sherley’s figure, and his Persian companions. By analyzing diplomatic sources kept in the State Archive of Florence, I focus on the perception that the Florentines courtiers had about the Englishman. In this way I reflect on some aspects of Sherley’s personality in order to contribute for a better understanding of this interesting character of the modern history.

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hal-03271651 , version 1 (26-06-2021)

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Davide Trentacoste. “His Physiognomy does not seem good to me". Sir Anthony Sherley at the Tuscan Court. Ninth European Conference of Iranian Studies (ECIS9), Societas Iranologica Europaea - Freie Universität Berlin, Sep 2019, Berlin, Germany. ⟨hal-03271651⟩
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