long after that Mattheus Lestevenon was appointed ambassador to the court to Versailles. Little is known about his activities as ambassador. Mostly it involved meetings with La Vauguyon on finishing the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784) and the Treaty of Fontainebleau (1785); his correspondence with Comte de Montmorin ends in 1788? Mattheus Lestevenon died in 1797 in the Hague. His son meanwhile played an important role as a Patriot. References Bibliography Elias, J. E. (1903–1905, reprinted 1963) De vroedschap van Amsterdam 1578-1795, 2 vols. Het dagboek van J. Bicker Raye; bewerkt door F. M. Bijerinck & M. G. de Boer, (1935). Ligtelijn, M. (2006) "Regentencoterieën 1650–1750". In: De Gouden Bocht van Amsterdam, p. 187. Edited and composed by Milko den Leeuw en Martin Pruijs. External links Parlement & Politiek site, on Willem Anne and his father Mattheus Lestevenon 1715 births 1797 deaths Ambassadors of the Netherlands to France Diplomats from Amsterdam 18th-century Dutch politicians