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446 - CATHERINE DE MEDICIS. L.A.S., [July 1561?], to the Duke of S…
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CATHERINE DE MEDICIS. L.A.S., [July 1561?], to the Duke of Savoy [Emmanuel-Philibert]; 2 folio pages, addressed (small tears along the seams with no loss of text). She learns from Monsieur de Castillon ‘ the task I had given him regarding the matter of Monsieur de Nemours, and as I wish, in all things, to satisfy you, I am ready to conduct myself in such a way that I believe you will be pleased, just as I have instructed him to convey to you on my behalf, and furthermore, know that I have was held solely out of respect for Madame and for you, and I beg you to make this clear to him, so that he may not think that, merely to show my bravery or to cause discontent, I have withdrawn from the council; for that would be to my detriment, lest he and the others should plotand berate me whenever they wish to find some pretext against me, and without any fault of my own—for I assure you that to you and to Madame he has every reason to be grateful, and to no one else—I therefore beg you once more to make it quite clear to him so that he may lose all desire for such behaviour, for I am no longer willing to put up with it; but I beg you most earnestly, my brother, to bear in mind that I love you and have always been eager to please you, and I shall never have any reason to will do everything in my power to ensure our happiness and that of Madame, whom I love and honour more than anything in this world. And as for my brother, Mr de Castellon will give you a full account of all our news; I shall not writewrite a longer letter; I commend myself to your good favour and pray to God that within six months He may grant you a beautiful child’… [On 12 January 1562, the son of Emmanuel-Philibert and Marguerite, Charles-Emmanuel, the future Duke of Savoy (1562–1630), was born.] Former collection of Maurizio Seyssel of Aix.
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About the sale Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part II
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