King Philip II Letter Signed King of Spain (born 1527) from 1556 until his death in 1598; Sovereign of the Spanish Empire over North and South America, King of Portugal, Naples, Spanish Holland and Sicily, and King of England and Ireland while married to Queen Mary I. LS in French, signed “Philip,” one page, 13 x 13.5, September 1566. Untranslated letter on the administration of the low countries, prominently signed at the conclusion in ink by King Philip II. Retains the white paper seal affixed on the reverse. In very good to fine condition, with paper loss from ink erosion affecting the text, but not the signature.

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