Spanhein stayed in the service of the #Palatine dynasty until 1680. During this time, he worked not only as a tutor but also as councillor and from the 1660s even as #emdiplomat. In this capacity he was dispatched to #Rome in the early 1660s where he not only established diplomatic relations between the Elecotrate of Palatine and the Vatican but also met Christina, the abdicated queen of #Sweden, and her literary and scientific circles. Thereafter he represented the interests of the elector Palatine in #Paris and worked as Palatine resident in #Cologne during the #FrancoDutchWar. In 1675 and again in 1678 he was appointed #ambassador of the elector of Palatine in #London. However, he did not only represent the interests of his master but also those of #Brandenburg. As #emdiplomat he participated in the #peace congresses of #Aachen and #Nijmegen. (3/7)

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