SAVOIE Christine de France, duchesse de (1606-1663) fille de Henri IV et de Catherine de Médicis, sœur de Louis XIII.

Lot 107
Go to lot
Estimation :
900 - 1000 EUR
Result with fees
Result : 1 950EUR
SAVOIE Christine de France, duchesse de (1606-1663) fille de Henri IV et de Catherine de Médicis, sœur de Louis XIII.
13 L.S. in Italian, some with autograph postscript in French, Turin, from July 15, 1638 to September 23, 1661. 45 pp. in-folio. Address, some with wax seal. Very interesting political correspondence, on July 15, 1638 to the marquis of Vlila, Chrétienne asks the cardinal of Valletta to give him a battalion of 1000 infantrymen to defend Asti. Postscript in French: "I recommend you havoir (sic) its of your health, your person is so dear to me that I wish the memory of it..."On July 24 of the same year, in this long letter written a few weeks after the signature of a treaty of assistance between Savoy and France and signed with her brother Louis XIII, she evokes the resistance of the troops in Biella and asks that the cavalry and the infantry hold themselves ready; On September 24, 1653 to the marquis of Villa, she announces the victory on the enemy and asks the marquis to put himself in retreat to look after his evil; On October 9, 1656 to the marquis of Villa, letter evoking military maneuvers. It mentions the views of the enemies on Biella and indicates that it is necessary to agree with the duke of Modène; on July 19, 1658, Mazarin does not spare the regent any more. Possible occupation of the suburbs (?) of Turin: "giudicandosi riuscibile l'occupazione delle pezze di fuori di Torino"; on April 1, 1661 to the marquis of Villa who is dispatched to Paris for a diplomatic mission. She is worried about the delays of the answers of Spain. It is question of the count of Lyon; on April 29, 1661, about the affairs of the duchy of Mantoue. She is astonished by the silence of Spain: "quel silentio di Spagna in materia delle coze di Mantova"; on May 7, 1661 to the same, she gives news of several fronts, in particular France: very good dispositions of the lord Fouquet towards them. Nothing on the side of Rome. It is also question of the lord Mancini, undoubtedly Philippe Mancini "La nostra andata à Fontainebleau, o sià Moret non potrà che riuscire molto utile al semigio di S.A.R., poi che vi sarà più facile di premere..."On July 8, 1661, it is question of one of the rebounds of the war in Portugal (a part of Portugal wanted to overthrow the king Philippe IV of Spain, king of Portugal); on October 14, 1661, it announces the problem of the gabelle to be paid on the salt, and indicates that it is necessary to be conciliatory with Colbert "che si dimostra ben affetta verso di noi"; finally, on September 23, 1661, she reports on the mission of the senator Carrocio in Paris, in particular with the superintendent Fouquet "la scorsa ch'il senatore Carrocio hà fatto à Parigi e le novità seguite nella persona del sovrintendente Fouquet, e de suoi dipendenti.
My orders
Sale information
Sales conditions
Return to catalogue