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Sir Paul Pindar (1565–1650) was a English merchant and, from 1611 to 1620, was Ambassador of King James I of England to the Ottoman Empire. Born in Wellingborough and educated at Wellingborough School Pindar entered trade as the apprentice to an Italian merchant in London. He later became involved in trade to the Ottoman Empire, first as secretary to the English ambassador in Constantinople Henry Lello and eventually becoming ambassador himself. Pindar was present when the famous gift of an organ was made to the royal household by Ambassador Lello and he went on to become a favorite of Safiye Sultan the powerful mother of Sultan Mehmet III.

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  • Sir Paul Pindar (1565–1650) was a English merchant and, from 1611 to 1620, was Ambassador of King James I of England to the Ottoman Empire. Born in Wellingborough and educated at Wellingborough School Pindar entered trade as the apprentice to an Italian merchant in London. He later became involved in trade to the Ottoman Empire, first as secretary to the English ambassador in Constantinople Henry Lello and eventually becoming ambassador himself. Pindar was present when the famous gift of an organ was made to the royal household by Ambassador Lello and he went on to become a favorite of Safiye Sultan the powerful mother of Sultan Mehmet III.
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  • Paul Pindar
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  • Merchant, Ambassador
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  • Sir Paul Pindar (1565–1650) was a English merchant and, from 1611 to 1620, was Ambassador of King James I of England to the Ottoman Empire. Born in Wellingborough and educated at Wellingborough School Pindar entered trade as the apprentice to an Italian merchant in London. He later became involved in trade to the Ottoman Empire, first as secretary to the English ambassador in Constantinople Henry Lello and eventually becoming ambassador himself. Pindar was present when the famous gift of an organ was made to the royal household by Ambassador Lello and he went on to become a favorite of Safiye Sultan the powerful mother of Sultan Mehmet III.
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