Nov 13, 2003 - Sale 1985

Sale 1985 - Lot 59

Price Realized: $ 1,265
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900
MEDICI, CATHERINE DE. Letter Signed, twice, "Caterine" to Fourquevaux, the ambassador to Spain, in French, giving instructions regarding the birth of a new daughter to Phillipe II and Elizabeth of Valois (her daughter). 1 page, single 8vo sheet; minor staining. Paris, November 1567
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Written in the midst of the religious wars in France, soon after the failed attempt by the Hugenots to capture Catherine and her son, Charles IX, the King of France.