Zorzi Giustinian
Venetian ambassador in London from 1606 to 1608
Zorzi Giustinian was an ambassador of the Republic of Venice serving in London from 1606 to 1608 and Vienna in 1618.
London
Giustinian arrived in London on 5 January 1606, met by the outgoing ambassador Nicolò Molin and Lewes Lewknor, the master of ceremonies. They had an audience with King James on 25 January, "escorted by almost all the Italians resident in London". John Pory described the event and the ambassadors' black gowns, lined with black fox fur.
In February, he was asked to congratulate King James on his escape from the Gunpowder Plot, the details of which had been explained to the Doge in Venice by the English ambassador Henry Wotton. Anne of Denmark showed an eager interest in the struggles between the Venetian Republic and the Papacy, but Giustinian was reluctant to discuss the issues.
Giustinian was apprehensive of new legal measures in the aftermath of the plot, which seemed to be "great preparations for the annihilation of the Catholic religion". In March King James went over the details of the plot with him at length, especially emphasising the role of divine providence in his miraculous preservation.
Anthony Standen, lately a prisoner in the Tower of London, arrived in Rome in March 1606, and said that Anne of Denmark enjoyed listening to Nicolò Molin and Giustinian speaking Italian. In April Giustinian reported the wild rumour that King James had been assassinated at Woking Palace.
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