Lot 1128
Henry III (1551-1589), French Monarch (1574-1589). Manuscript Document Signed "Henry" on vellum, one page, 15¾ x 8¼ Paris, 1582. Headed "Henry par la grace de dieu Roy de France et de Pologne" (Henry, by the grace of God King of France and Poland). In French. Very light but legible signature crossed by cut, document has faults or defects and is soiled.
Estimate 500 - 750
Henry III, the son of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, succeeded his brother, Charles IX. He persecuted and fought the Huguenots, and even refused to consider marriage to Queen Elizabeth I on religious grounds, since she was a Protestant. Religious wars saw concessions made to Protestants, and by the end of his reign France was left with intrigues and civil war, which were epitomized by murderous plots including the eventual assassination of Henry, the last male of the Valois line.
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