Jean-Antoine de Mesmes, called d'Avaux (1640-1709), was a French diplomat in the service of Louis XIV. He is probably best known for accompanying King James II of England in his Irish expedition. He also negotiated for France the Peace of Nijmegen, which ended the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678).
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Portrait by Hardouin Quitter. The text reads: "Mr de Mesmes Chevalier Comte d'Avaux Conseiller du conseil d'estat du Roy Tres Chrestien, Ambassadeur extraordinaire et Plenepotre de Sa Majesté pour les Traittez de paix à Nimmegue"![Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud.[a] Note the cordon bleu and the breast cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Portrait_of_Jean-Antoine_de_Mesmes_%281640-1709%29_by_Hyacinthe_Rigaud.jpg/500px-Portrait_of_Jean-Antoine_de_Mesmes_%281640-1709%29_by_Hyacinthe_Rigaud.jpg)
Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud.[a] Note the cordon bleu and the breast cross of the Order of the Holy Spirit.
Portrait as member of the order of the Holy Spirit, painted by Nicolas de Largillière, engraved by Cornelis Vermeulen 1691In their orbit 1
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Jean-Antoine de Mesmes, called d'Avaux (1640-1709), was a French diplomat in the service of Louis XIV. He is probably best known for accompanying King James II of England in his Irish expedition. He also negotiated for France the Peace of Nijmegen, which ended the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678). He was French ambassador in Venice, The Hague, Stockholm and finally The Hague again.
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