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Robert Shirley

English soldier, diplomat and adventurer (c.1581-1628)
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Robert Shirley
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Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1581
Date of death
July 13, 1628
Place of birth
England
Place of death
Qazvin
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of England[11]
Occupation
diplomat, military advisor, traveler
Field of work
travel, diplomacy[12][13]
Father
Thomas Shirley[9]
Spouse
Teresia Sampsonia[10]
Sibling
Thomas Shirley, Anthony Shirley[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Depicted by
Sir Robert Shirley (1581-1628)[19]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[20]
Family name
Shirley[16]
Given name
Robert[17]
Noble title
count palatine[15]
Place of burial
Santa Maria della Scala, Rome[8]
Pseudonym
Secundus Philoxenus[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Sherley en Sir Robert Shirley en Robert Shirley ar روبرت شيرلي cs Secundus Philoxenus cs Robert Shirley cs D. R. Sherlaius fa رابرت شرلی fr Sir Robert Shirley he רוברט שירלי ja ロバート・シャーリー ru Роберт Ширли ru Ширли, Роберт uk Роберт Ширлі zh 罗伯特·雪莉 zh-hant 羅伯特·雪莉
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000022568394
VIAF cluster ID
22977369
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83212390
GND ID
120637758
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
105368814
British Museum person or institution ID
46146
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00419255
DDB person (GND) ID
120637758
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
120637758
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
120637758
Early Modern Letters Online person ID
e702d7d0-e776-4b7c-86b4-201dee691875
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Robert-Sherley
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FAST ID
120903
Find a Grave memorial ID
183448128
Freebase ID
/m/01rwl4
J9U entity ID
987007276617005171
NBM authority ID
11124
NL CR AUT ID
xx0219356
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810572882105606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp88601
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
134975464
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
25433
RERO ID (legacy)
A025646898
SNAC ARK ID
w6bg4n5c
SNARC ID
Kaisersbach
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10011054
Treccani ID
robert-sherley
UK National Archives ID
F57463
Wellcome Collection concept ID
uf9j8tdm
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvd87B6dD3GvqwcMMM3wC
Yale LUX ID
person/26c369c1-ce4d-4fe0-99ba-412199f2a968

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
diplomat, military advisor, traveler
Field of work 2
diplomacy, travel
Films written 2
American - That's All, Her Excellency, the Governor
Sibling 2
Anthony Shirley, Thomas Shirley
Siblings 2
Anthony Shirley, Thomas Shirley
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of England
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Noble title 1
count palatine
Place of birth 1
England
Place of burial 1
Santa Maria della Scala, Rome
Place of death 1
Qazvin
SNARC ID 1
Kaisersbach
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Teresia Sampsonia
Spouses 1
Teresia Sampsonia
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Her Excellency, the Governor
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Summary

Robert Shirley was born in 1581[1] in England[2]. He died on July 13, 1628[3], in Qazvin[4]. He worked as a diplomat[5], military advisor[6], and traveler[7].

FAQs

Where was Robert Shirley born?

Robert Shirley was born in England[2].

Where did Robert Shirley die?

Robert Shirley died in Qazvin[4].

Who were Robert Shirley's parents?

Robert Shirley's father was Thomas Shirley[9].

Who was Robert Shirley married to?

Robert Shirley's spouses include Teresia Sampsonia[10].

What did Robert Shirley do for work?

Robert Shirley worked as a diplomat[5], military advisor[6], and traveler[7].

Related Entities

diplomacy England Kingdom of England

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Shirley
    Described by source → Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of England
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