CHRISTINE DE FRANCE, Duchess of Savoy (Paris 1606 - Turin 1663) Daughter of King Henri IV and Marie de Médicis, she married Victor Amédée 1er in 1615, at whose death she exercised the regency, and energetically resisted the ambitions of France - Letter signed " Your very good friend CHRESTIENNE ", from CHAMBÉRY (Savoy) on June 10, 1640, to the Baron d'Hugues 1 page (33 x 22,5 cm). "I learned that you had 28 bales of goods arrested under the pretext that they wanted to be taken to Cuneo (Cuneo, Italy). I gave order to those to whom they belong to give sufficient guarantee to represent them all and whenever they will be required, in return for which I ask you to return them since the Officers of justice have charge to take note of this cause, and for what concerns your interests particularly of the Pistole which must be delivered to you each day there is no difficulty, as you will please me not to bring any to leave the free trade in the Valley of Barcelonne (BARCELONNETTE, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) which is the principal means which they have for their subsistence given the poverty of the aforementioned Valley; this is what I promise myself to you, with all my heart.