emdiplomacy, #emdiplomacy was a multilingual affair. An #emdiplomat who could speak several languages had a clear advantage - not the least because he could thereby show equal respect to different parties, as this example by @dbellingradt shows. (1/2)
#earlyModern #diplomacy #earlyModernEurope #languages
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