John Stile

For those of a similar name, see John Stiles (disambiguation).

John Stile (fl. 1511) was English ambassador to Spain c.1511, during the reign of Ferdinand of Aragon as king of Spain, and the early reign of Ferdinand's son-in-law, Henry VIII of England. Henry was then married to his first wife, Katherine of Aragon.[1]

Stile went to Spain in 1505, on a diplomatic mission for Henry VII. He was ordered to stay there, making a permanent position; this was the first England resident diplomatic posting, rather than a transient mission, at a secular (i.e. non-papal) court.[2]

References

  1. ↑ p.162, Robert Hutchinson, 2012, Young Henry
  2. ↑ Garrett Mattingly (1 January 2009). Renaissance Diplomacy. Cosimo, Inc. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-60520-470-3.


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