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Sir Francis Walsingham (Chiselhurst, Kent, c. 1532 - Londres, 6 de abril de 1590) fue un político inglés, Secretario principal de la reina Isabel I de Inglaterra desde el 20 de diciembre de 1573 hasta su muerte y es recordado popularmente como su «maestro de espías».
Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 – 6 April 1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster".
Frances Burke, Countess of Clanricarde, Dowager Countess of Essex (née Walsingham, formerly Devereux and Sidney; 1567 – 17 February 1633) was an English noblewoman. The daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, Elizabeth I's Secretary of State, she became the wife of Sir Philip Sidney at age 16.
29 de dic. de 2021 · A portrait of Elizabeth I’s ‘spymaster’, Sir Francis Walsingham, by an unknown artist after John de Critz the elder, dated 1589: Private collection. As Elizabeth I’s spymaster, Walsingham established an impressive network of agents, cryptographers and counterfeiters.
Frances Burke, daughter of Francis Walsingham, Countess of Clanricarde, one-time Countess of Essex, left a significant legacy in Elizabethan politics through her strategic marriages and the roles that her children played.
Sir Francis Walsingham fue un político inglés, Secretario principal de la reina Isabel I de Inglaterra desde el 20 de diciembre de 1573 hasta su muerte y es recordado popularmente como su «maestro de espías».
Frances Walsingham belonged to the highest echelons of Elizabethan society. The only surviving child of Francis Walsingham, the queen’s Principal Secretary and spymaster, Frances married the poet and soldier Sir Philip Sydney in 1583.
