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204 - 204 - TWO FRAMED PARCHMENTS: The first official document on …
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204 - TWO FRAMED PARCHMENTS: The first official document on parchment, written in Middle French, is dated 1629. According to initial analysis, it is a document issued by Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1604–1675). The document refers to a transaction or the granting of seigneurial rights of ‘high, middle and low justice’. It also mentions the “Baron de Marimont” and a registration with the “Chambre des comptes de Lorraine”. The text is generally legible despite creases from its age – The second parchment appears to be a petition also addressed to Charles IV, or a matter presented to him by the Sieur de Marimont; it mentions a power of attorney or a delegation of authority. There are also references to the granting of fiefs and jurisdictions in local territories associated with the duchy. In the second part of the document, the duke orders and ratifies the requested provisions by addressing his judicial officers. The document concludes with the final authentication clause: “In witness whereof, we have signed the present document and affixed our great seal...” These are ducal letters patent (an official act of the sovereign) intended to confirm rights, ownership, manumission or an appointment at the request of the Sieur de Marimont mentioned in the text. Frame size: 62 x 55 cm – size of the first parchment: 50 x 19 cm – size of the second parchment: 55 x 14 cm (four photographs) 300 – 500 EURO
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About the sale AUCTION: TREASURES OF LORRAINE’S HERITAGE – IN THE AUCTION ROOM AND LIVE ONLINE.
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Auction time 10/01/2026 at 2:00 PM
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