James Spens (diplomat)

James Spens original coa
James Spens Swedish peerage coa as friherre from 1628

Sir James Spens (died 1632)[1] was a Scottish adventurer, soldier and diplomat, much concerned with Scandinavian and Baltic affairs, and an important figure in recruiting Scottish and English soldiers for the Thirty Years' War. Raised to Swedish peerage as friherre Jacob Spens.