François de Blanchefort, 3rd Duc-Pair de LESDIGUIÈRES, Comte de Sault in 1611, C…

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François de Blanchefort, 3rd Duc-Pair de LESDIGUIÈRES, Comte de Sault in 1611, Commandant in Saumur in 1623; Lieutenant-General in Dauphiné in 1635, Premier gentilhomme de la Chambre - 2 pieces (L.S. and P.S.): P.S. "LESDIGUIÈRES" with 2 autogr. lines, as Duc de Lesdiguières, Pair de France, Gouverneur et lieutenant pour le Roy en Dauphiné - made in GRENOBLE on July 14, 1655 - on a quest for Pierre GAREMPET of TULLINS (38), who was in the prisons of Jacquemard de ROMANS (26). + L.S. "Le Duc de LESDIGUIÈRES" à GRENOBLE (38) le 1er juin 1668 - à M. de BAYANE - 1p in-4° - "Monsieur, Il ne se peut rien de plus obligeant que la lettre que vous m'avez écrite sur le sujet de M. l'Evêque de VALENCE. It is true that at present he has used it very well with me, having sent me a gentleman named Mr De La MARD with a very civil letter in which he asked for my friendship. I also know that my children have seen him in Paris and that he has also used it well with them. So I am very happy that you see him and that you live well with him..."

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François de Blanchefort, 3rd Duc-Pair de LESDIGUIÈRES, Comte de Sault in 1611, Commandant in Saumur in 1623; Lieutenant-General in Dauphiné in 1635, Premier gentilhomme de la Chambre - 2 pieces (L.S. and P.S.): P.S. "LESDIGUIÈRES" with 2 autogr. lines, as Duc de Lesdiguières, Pair de France, Gouverneur et lieutenant pour le Roy en Dauphiné - made in GRENOBLE on July 14, 1655 - on a quest for Pierre GAREMPET of TULLINS (38), who was in the prisons of Jacquemard de ROMANS (26). + L.S. "Le Duc de LESDIGUIÈRES" à GRENOBLE (38) le 1er juin 1668 - à M. de BAYANE - 1p in-4° - "Monsieur, Il ne se peut rien de plus obligeant que la lettre que vous m'avez écrite sur le sujet de M. l'Evêque de VALENCE. It is true that at present he has used it very well with me, having sent me a gentleman named Mr De La MARD with a very civil letter in which he asked for my friendship. I also know that my children have seen him in Paris and that he has also used it well with them. So I am very happy that you see him and that you live well with him..."

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BONIEL (François. Relation de ce qui s'est fait et passé à l'arrivée de Madame la Duchesse de Sault dans la ville de Grenoble, le seizième de septembre mil six cents septante-six. Grenoble, André Galle & Robert Philippe, 1676. In-folio, [3] ff. 55 pp. in brown basane, ornate spine, red speckled edges (contemporary binding). Wear to corners. Unique edition, very rare. Paule-Marguerite-Françoise de Gondi (1655-1716), daughter of Pierre de Gondi, duc de Retz, married François-Emmanuel de Blanchefort-Créquy de Bonne (1645-1685), fourth duc de Lesdguières and comte de Sault, governor of Dauphiné, on March 12, 1675; it was through this alliance that she became duchess of Sault, and entered the capital of her husband's governorship. A good copy.

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P. GUNST (1659) after WERFF (1659), Porträt Duc d'Alençon (1555-1584), Copper engraving Pieter van Gunst (around 1659 Amsterdam - 1731 ibid.) after Adriaen van der Werff (1659 Rotterdam - 1722 ibid.): Porträt Duke of Alençon, François-Hercule de Valois (1555-1584), , Copper engraving Technique: Copper engraving on Paper Inscription: At the lower part signed in the printing plate: "Adr.n vander Werff pinx. / P. à Gunst sculps.". Date: Description: Depiction of the young Prince of France as a bust in half profile. Theatre masks and snakes in the frame. Person: Duke François-Hercule de Valois, Alençon (1555 Saint-Germain-En-Laye - 1584 Château-Thierry) The youngest son of King Henry II of France of the House of Valois and his wife, Catherine de Medici. All the other sons of the ruling couple became kings of France in succession (Francis II 1559-1560, Charles IX 1560-1574, Henry III 1574-1589) or, as in one case, died in infancy. François-Hercule held numerous titles: he was Prince of France as well as Duke of Alençon and Château-Thierry, Count of Le Perche, Mantes, Meulan (1566-1584), Duke of Évreux and Count of Dreux (1569-1584), Count of Maine, Duke of Anjou, Touraine and Berry (1576-1584), Count of Flanders (1582-1583) and seven times Pair of France. His early death at the age of 29, unmarried and childless, led to the passing of the succession from the House of Valois to the Bourbon Henry of Navarre. François-Hercule was buried in the Basilica of Saint-Denis. Keywords: Nobility, Prince, King's son, Portrait, Theatre, 18th century, Rococo, Portraits, France, Size: Paper: 34,3 cm x 20,5 cm (13,5 x 8,1 in), Plate: 31,7 cm x 18,6 cm (12,5 x 7,3 in), Depiction: 29,8 cm x 17,4 cm (11,7 x 6,9 in) Condition: Very good condition. Minimal creases upper right. Isolated pale stains recognisable on the sheet margin.

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