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Paperback The Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq Book

ISBN: 0807130710

ISBN13: 9780807130711

The Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq

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A native of western Flanders, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq served in several posts as diplomatic representative for the Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I (King of Bohemia and Hungary, 1526-64, and Holy Roman Emperor, 1556-64). Busbecq's most famous mission was undoubtedly to the Ottoman Empire at the zenith of its power and glory during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. In four letters to his friend Nicholas Michault--who had been Busbecq's fellow student...

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