James Wadsworth (Jesuit)

James Wadsworth (1572?–1623) was an English priest. He served in Suffolk before moving to Spain where he converted to Catholicism and became a Jesuit. He became an officer of the inquisition and later steward or agent to Sir Robert Shirley. On the marriage between Prince Charles I and Infanta Maria Anna (the Spanish match), Wadsworth was appointed English tutor to the Infanta Maria. He died in 1623 and was buried at Madrid. His son, James, was an infamous Spanish military officer and turncoat.

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