During his employment as councillor, he also was sent on diplomatic missions. In addition to commissions that led him to neighbouring Imperial cities and duchies, he also was appointed envoy to the #Emperor in #Vienna and #Prague in 1577 and 1585 respectively. Moreover, he attended the Imperial Diets in #Regensburg and #Augsburg in 1576 and 1582 where he both times signed the final act, the so called #Reichsabschied, on behalf of the landgrave of Hesse-Marburg. (3/4)

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