Sir Daniel Harvey (1631-1672) was a merchant and English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1668-1672. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish

Harvey was born in Croydon to a family of merchants. His brother was the doctor William Harvey, who first described the circulation of the blood. William Harvey ( April 1, 1578 – June 3, 1657) was an English Physician who is credited with being the first in

Daniel Harvey was a director of the East India Company and a member of the Levant Company. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or In English trading history the Levant Company, or Turkey Company, was a Chartered company formed in 1581 after London merchants petitioned Queen He was a royalist knighted by King Charles II. Charles II may refer to Charles the Bald (823 &ndash 877 king of the West Franks and Holy Roman Emperor Charles II of Naples (1248

As keeper of Richmond Park he is remembered for giving a home to Lady Castlemaine during her quarrel with the king. Richmond Park is a 955 hectare (2360 acre urban park near central London UK Barbara Palmer 1st Duchess of Cleveland ( 12 May 1641 Old Style &ndash 9 October 1709) was a royal Courtesan and one This is turn led to a noisy public feud between Lady Castlemaine and Harvey's wife, which persisted until the Harveys were sent to Constantinople. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS

While in Turkey Harvey's secretary was the Restoration playwright George Etherege. Sir George Etherege (1635? Maidenhead, Berkshire &ndashc May 10, 1692, Paris) was an English Dramatist.

His wife was Elizabeth Montagu, sister of Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu, and through her Harvey was related to the diarist Samuel Pepys and the notorious rake and poet John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester. Ralph Montagu 1st Duke of Montagu (ca 1638 &ndash March 9, 1709) English Diplomatist was the second son of Edward Montagu 2nd Baron Samuel Pepys, FRS (23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703 was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, who is now most famous for For other people of this name see John Rochester. John Wilmot 2nd Earl of Rochester ( April 1, 1647 &ndash July 26 Elizabeth herself was famous for her sexual appetite and was mentioned in the court satire Colin.

Harvey died in Constantinople in 1672.

Harvey's daughter Elizabeth was briefly married to Thomas Grey, 2nd Earl of Stamford but this ended in divorce amid accusations of adultery. Thomas Grey 2nd Earl of Stamford PC (c 1654 – January 31, 1720) only son of Thomas Lord Grey of Groby, succeeded his grandfather

Another daughter became the composer Lady Mary Dering. Lady Mary Dering (née Harvey) ( bap September 3 1629 &ndash 7 February 1704) was an English composer

References

Pepys' Diary reference to Daniel Harvey