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CATHERINE DE MEDICIS (1519–1589) Queen of France, wife of He…
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CATHERINE DE MEDICIS (1519–1589) Queen of France, wife of He…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,200 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
CATHERINE DE MEDICIS (1519–1589) Queen of France, wife of Henry II, mother of Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III.
L.S. ‘Caterine’, Chartres, 4 January 1562 [1563], to Count RHINGRAVE [Jean-Philippe de SALM], Knight of the King’s Order and captain of fifty men-at-arms in his service; countersigned by LAUBESPINE; 1 folio page, addressed.
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Her latest dispatch will have satisfied the Rhingrave, ‘for, having had your regiment, you will also see that a good sum ofmoney follows very closely, and the order I have given to provide you with the means to recover the castle of Tancarville very soon—the Marshal de VIEILLEVILLE and Monsieur de VILLEBON will spare no effort, just as I have written to them, emphasising that there will be such good understanding between you that the outcome will be just as swift as I desire’… She agrees to the requests for benefits and favours that the Count of Rhingrave has put forward on behalf of those he wishes to honour, and sends ‘the commission for the office of lamyraulté which I have willingly granted to Blondet’… Unfortunately, she cannot do everything she wishes: the post of Captain of Caudebec has already been filled in favour of ‘a gentleman of that town, most valiant, as my cousin Monsieur de GUYSE can attest’. But she wishes to do everything in her power, ‘as befits your good and devoted services, which you may be assured I shall always remember’…
Certificate of export of cultural property attached.
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