Francis van Aarssens

Baron Francis van Aarssens or Baron Franois van Aerssen , from 1611 on lord of Sommelsdijk, was a diplomat and statesman of the United Provinces.

He was born in Brussels, the son of Cornelis van Aarsens, also a statesman. His talents commended him to the notice of Advocate Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, who sent him, at the age ofyears, as a diplomatic agent of the statesgeneral to the court of France. He took a considerable part in the negotiations of the Twelve Years Truce in 1609.

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