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500 - MAXIMILIAN I (1459–1519) Archduke of Austria, later Emperor.
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Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Description
MAXIMILIAN I (1459–1519) Archduke of Austria, later Emperor. Autograph letter, Lallimal ‘this Sunday before Saint Egidius’ Day’ [c. 1495], to ‘Mÿsse Graff[ine] in her own hand in her absence to the Duke, our Cousin ’ [Béatrice d’Este and Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan]; 1 oblong in-8 page, address on the reverse with a small paper seal bearing the coat of arms (one corner cut off without affecting the text). Italian Wars. He asks that the Duke be informed “ that he should send a messenger within four days and nights from this very night to Naples and beyond, where the French are quartered, to ensure our captains are ready immediately once the French have taken flight and that they are within the sea, and to return likewise in four days and nights’ time’…
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About the sale Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part II
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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