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110 - [CHARENTE-MARITIME / ÎLE-DE-RÉ] – Renewal of the appointment…
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Estimate €400 - €500
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[CHARENTE-MARITIME / ÎLE-DE-RÉ] – Renewal of the appointment of M. de Manoeuillette to the post of Governor of Île-de-Ré by King Louis XIV, issued at Fontainebleau on 11 September 1713. Signed Louis (secretary) and countersigned by Phélypeaux. Parchment, 50x33 cm, single tail ‘We had previously appointed you for a term of three years to hold the office of Governor of our island and fortress of Ré and its dependencies. However, as this term is about to expire and we deem it appropriate for you to continue in this post, being satisfied with your service, for these and other reasons which we set out to you, we have once again appointed, ordered and established you, hereby appoint, order and establish you, by this document signed in our own hand, for a further term of three years to hold the [aforementioned] office of governor of our island and fortress of Ré, the town of Saint-Martin, the citadel, the redoubt of La Prée and other forts on the [aforementioned] island… ’ Rare
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About the sale Catalogue sale of antique and modern books, engravings and documents
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Auction time 09/29/2026 at 10:30 AM
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