William (de Curti) Curtius
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Wilhelm (de Curti) Curtius (1598 - 1678)

Sir Wilhelm (William) Curtius formerly de Curti aka von Curti, di Curti, Kurtz
Born in Bensheim, Kurfürstentum Mainz, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 8 Nov 1649 in Mülheim, Fürstentum Berg, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
Husband of — married 26 Apr 1676 in Frankfurt am Main, Freie und Reichsstadt, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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Died at age 79 in Frankfurt am Main, Freie und Reichsstadt, Heiliges Römisches Reichmap
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William Curtius (1599–1678), 1st Curtius Baronet of Sweden, Fellow of the Royal Society, was a diplomat representing the House of Stuart during the Thirty Years' War and the exile of Charles II. As secretary to Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia, he supported her and her sons in exile in The Hague and in London.

After the restoration of the Palatinate, he served as Resident Ambassador of the English Crown in the Holy Roman Empire, and was head magistrate for two districts of the Electoral Palatinate.

The Curtius Baronetcy of Sweden was a title in the Baronetage of England. created on 2 April 1652 for William Curtius, "Resident to the King of Sweden".

In Germany, Curtius was known as Wilhelm von Curti, where from 1654 he lived in Castle Curti in Umstadt, Hesse.

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