Nov 29, 2012 - Sale 2296

Sale 2296 - Lot 100

Price Realized: $ 1,560
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
PETER V; KING OF ARAGON. Vellum Document Signed, with his Sign Manual, concerning a legal dispute between the municipalities of Castelltallat and Vlliana originating in the previous century, in Latin and Castilian. With signatures by a notary and another official. 1 page, 13x21 inches; small hole at center fold intersection, minor foxing at right edge; matted and framed with fragment of original wax seal and ribbon. Barcelona, 1465

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Peter V (1429[?]-1466; also "Peter, Constable of Portugal") was granted the crown by the Catalans in 1463, but John II (1458-1479) also claimed the crown, precipitating a civil war, which continued until Peter's death.