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Sir Robert Shirley (c. 1581 – July 13, 1628) was an English traveller and adventurer, younger brother of Sir Anthony Shirley. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Sir Anthony Shirley (or Sherley) (1565 - 1635 was an English traveller

He went with his brother to Persia in 1598. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. Anthony was in Safavid Persia from December 1, 1599 to May 1600. The Safavids ( صفوی) were an Iranian ref>Helen Chapin Metz The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican He was given 5,000 horses to train the Persian army according to the rules and customs of the English militia. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. An army (from Latin Armata "act of arming" via Old French armée) in the broadest sense is the land-based Armed forces England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary Citizens to provide defense emergency law enforcement or Paramilitary service He was also commanded to reform and retrain the artillery. Artillery (from French artillerie) is a military Combat Arm which employs any apparātus machine When he left Persia, he left his brother, Robert, behind with fourteen Englishmen who lived in Persia for years. Having married a Circassian lady he stayed in Persia until 1608 when the Shah sent him on a diplomatic errand to James I and to other European princes. Circassia, also known as Cherkessia in Russian is a region in Caucasia. Shah is an Iranian term for a Monarch (leader that has been adopted in many other languages James VI and I (19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625 was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James He was employed, as his brother had been, as ambassador to several princes of Christendom, for the purpose of uniting them in a confederacy against the Turks. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country Christendom usually refers to Christianity as a territorial phenomenon Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

He went first to Poland, where he was entertained by Sigismund III Vasa. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Sigismund III Vasa (Zygmunt III Waza ( 20 June 1566 In June of that year he was in Germany, and received from the Emperor Rudolph II the title of Earl (count palatine) and knight of the Roman Empire. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Rudolf II ( July 18, 1552, Vienna, Austria - January 20, 1612, Prague, Bohemia, now part of Earl was the Anglo-Saxon form and jarl the Scandinavian form of a title meaning " Chieftain " and referring especially to chieftains This article gives details on the history of the Count Palatine in Mediaeval European Palatinate regions and social structure The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Pope Paul V also conferred upon him the title of Earl. For Napoleon's brother-in-law see Camillo Filippo Ludovico Borghese. From Germany Sir Robert went to Florence and from thence to Rome, where he entered, attended by a suite of eighteen persons, on Sunday, 27 September 1609. Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again He next visited Milan, and then proceeded to Genoa, whence he embarked to Spain, arriving in Barcelona in December 1609. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia He sent for his Persian wife and they remained in Spain, principally at Madrid, until the summer of 1611. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days

In 1613 he returned to Persia, but in 1615 he came back to Europe and lived for some years in Madrid. His third journey to Persia was undertaken in 1627, but soon after reaching the country he died at Qazvin. Qazvin ( also spelled as Ghazvin) is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran with an estimated population of 331409 in 2005

His elder brother Sir Thomas was also a noted adventurer. Sir Thomas Shirley (1564 &ndash c 1630 was an English adventurer

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