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| | Francis van Aarssens - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Francis van Aarssens (1572-1641) was a diplomat and statesman of the United Provinces. |
 | | His talents commended him to the notice of Advocate Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, who sent him, at the age of 26 years, as a diplomatic agent of the states-general to the court of France. |
 | | He afterwards became the confidential counsellor of Maurice, Prince of Orange, and afterwards of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, in their conduct of the foreign affairs of the republic. |
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