William Temple Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Temple, based on 11 World History Database records associated with England.

11 records1666–168110 events5 places

Chronological biography

1666

Envoy1666

Government / Government of England · Envoy-Brussels · Brussels

Appointed Envoy to Brussels

1668

Ambassador1668

Government / Government of England · Ambassador of England · Hague

Appointed Ambassador of the Hague, 1st term

Triple Alliance1668

Government / Government of England · Envoy-Brussels

Concludes the Triple Alliance between England, Holland & Sweden against France

1673

Observations Upon the United Provinces1673

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Observations Upon the United Provinces"

1674

Ambassador1674

Government / Government of England · Ambassador of England · Hague

Appointed Ambassador of the Hague, 2nd term

Treaty of Westminster1674

Government / Government of England · London

Helps negotiate the Treaty of Westminster

1677

Marriage1677

Government / Government of England · Ambassador of England · London

Concludes the marriage Treaty between William of Orange & Mary

1679

Inner Council-Temple1679

Government / Government of England · Member of Inner Council · London

Appointed Member of Inner Council

Reform of Privy Council1679

Government / Government of England · Ambassador of England · London

Attempts to reform the Privy Council, without much success

Treaty of Nijmegen1679

Government / Government of England · Ambassador of England · Nijmegen

Helps negotiate peace Treaty between England & Holland

1681

Retirement1681

Government / Government of England · Member of Inner Council · Sheen

Retires to Sheen

Titles and roles

Ambassador of England · Envoy-Brussels · Member of Inner Council

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.