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Name
Rudolf Ulrich van Sporken
Born 1696
Died 1766
Alias
Baron Sporck
Biography

Married (1721) to Susanna van Slingelandt (1700-1737). The couple had several children including Charlotte Louise (1733-1816).1

Von Sporck served as Envoy Extraordinary to the Hague for Hannover.

Life with Boswell

Boswell visited the Baron on December 28, 1763, at The Hague.

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.