MALTA. Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller. Fr. Pietro di Cornigliano XXVII…

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MALTA. Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller. Fr. Pietro di Cornigliano XXVIII Gran Maestro. Copperplate engraving measuring 310x215 mm. Some slight marginal stains. Good condition. Very rare depiction within an oval of the twenty-eighth Grand Master of the Order of Malta.Pierre de Corneillan was Grand Prior of Saint-Gilles and Grand Master of the Order of Malta in Rhodes from 1353 to 1355.De Corneillan spent much of his short period of rule (18 months) valiantly resisting the intentions of Pope Innocent VI, who had attempted to move the seat of the Order from Rhodes to a location closer to Palestine and the Mamluk possessions.

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MALTA. Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller. Fr. Pietro di Cornigliano XXVIII Gran Maestro. Copperplate engraving measuring 310x215 mm. Some slight marginal stains. Good condition. Very rare depiction within an oval of the twenty-eighth Grand Master of the Order of Malta.Pierre de Corneillan was Grand Prior of Saint-Gilles and Grand Master of the Order of Malta in Rhodes from 1353 to 1355.De Corneillan spent much of his short period of rule (18 months) valiantly resisting the intentions of Pope Innocent VI, who had attempted to move the seat of the Order from Rhodes to a location closer to Palestine and the Mamluk possessions.

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La Croix de Chevrières. Autograph letter signed. S. d. [early 19th century]. Bifolium. 185x120 mm. French text on 4 pages, writing in easily readable cursive. Black ink. At head date 'Reponse du 18 Mars' and Patente Cross stamped with initials 'S A'. Fine specimen. 'Bref de minorité'. Knight of Malta, La Croix de Chevrières, responds to a 'Monsieur le Baron' regarding the 'Bref de Minorité' that the commander of Hautefeuille had requested in 1795 from Grand Master Jean Emmanuel de Rohan for his correspondent's son in 1795. He then indicates the modalities for joining the Order of Malta, with special reference to Holland: "L'Ordre ne peut être considéré comme un Ordre étranger et puisqu'il est européen, pourquoi le roi de Hollande pourrait-il ne pas voir avec un véritable plaisir un Ordre qui a rendu tant de service à toutes les puissances, sans nuire à aucune et sans chercher de conquêtes." The de la Croix de Chevrières family, of ancient nobility, counts several of its members among in knights of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Together with: Autograph minute on the costs of being received into the Order of Malta. Bifolium. 212x167 mm. French text on 3 pages, page 4 blank. Handwriting in cursive with corrections and afterthoughts, black ink. Fine specimen. "On recoit dans l'Ordre de trois manieres, savoir de Minorité, de Sage et de Majorité ... Le Passage de Minorité est de 6000 fr." Very important document with valuable details on how to be admitted into the Order. Knight La Croix de Chevrieres was, as indicated in the letter to 'Monsieur le Baron,' Honorary Archivist of the Order. La Croix de Chevrières. Signed autograph letter.No date [beginning of 19th century]. Bifolium. 185x120 mm. French text on 4 pages, cursive writing easily readable. Black ink. On head the date: 'Reponse du 18 Mars' and stamped cross with initials "S.A". Nice specimen. 'Bref de minority'. The Knight of Malta La Croix de Chevrières, responds to a 'Monsieur le Baron', relating to the 'Bref de Minorité' that the commander of Hautefeuille had requested in 1795 from the Grand Master Jean Emmanuel de Rohan for the son of his correspondent in 1795. It then indicates the procedures to entering into the Order of Malta, with special reference to the Netherlands: "L'Ordre ne peut être considéré comme un Ordre étranger et puisqu'il est européen, pourquoi le roi de Hollande pourrait-il ne pas voir avec un véritable plaisir un Ordre qui a rendu tant de service à toutes les puissances, sans nuire à aucune et sans chercher de conquêtes ".The Croix de Chevrières family, of ancient nobility, includes several of its members among the knights of the Sovereign Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. Bound with: Signed draft on cost to be allowed in the Order of Malta. Bifolium. 212x167 mm. French text on 3 pages, page 4 is blank. Cursive writing with corrections and changes of mind, black ink. Nice specimen. "On recoit dans l'Ordre de trois manieres, savoir de Minorité, de Sage et de Majorité ... Le Passage de Minorité est de 6000 fr.". Very important document with precious details for the procedures to enter into the Order. The knight La Croix de Chevrieres was the Honorary archivist of the Order, like specified in the letter to 'Monsieur le Baron'.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

GOURNAY, Maurice-Auguste-Marie; de. Autograph letter signed to 'Monsieur Laurence fils'. S. d. [ante 1779]. Bifolium. 222x175 mm. French text on first 2 pages, signed at end. Page 3 blank. Address on fourth page 'Monsieur Laurence fils banquier ... Poitiers'. On page 4, stamps and trace of heraldic seal in red wax. Traces of use. 'L'abbè Savoye m'a dit qe'il vous ecriverait'. Maurice de Gournay, signing himself by his position of 'Major des gardes' reassures the banker of Poitiers about the admission of his two sons into the Order of Malta, despite the opposition of Monsieur de la Houssaye. The incipit mentions an important representative of the Order, who would later make a prestigious career: the Abbé Louis Savoye, Malta 1756, was elected secretary of the Venerable 'Langue de France' in 1782. In 1787 he became 'chapelain conventuel'; on November 1, 1793, Rohan appointed him 'Recteur de l'eglise collegiale de la Grotte de St Paul in Rabat (Malta).Duke Maurice de Gournay, 1741-1779, was received into the Order of Malta on March 13, 1742. See Alain Blondy, Xavier Labat Saint Vincent, Malte et Marseille au XVIIIème siècle, 2013, p. 440. GOURNAY, Maurice-Auguste-Marie; de. Signed letter to 'Monsieur Laurence fils'.No date [before 1779]. Bifolium. 222x175 mm. French text on the first two pages, with signature at the end. Page 3 is blank. Address on fourth page 'Monsieur Laurence fils banquier ... Poitiers'. On page 4, stamps and trace of red heraldic seal wax. Traces of wear. "L'abbè Savoye m'a dit qe'il vous ecriverait." Maurice de Gournay, who signs himself with his position as 'Major des gardes', reassures the Poitiers banker regarding the admission of his two sons into the Order of Malta, despite the opposition of Monsieur de la Houssaye. In the incipit an important representative of the Order is mentioned, who would later have a prestigious career: Abbé Louis Savoye, Malta 1756, in 1782 he was elected Secretary of the Venerable 'Langue de France'. In 1787 it became 'chapelain conventuel'; on November 1, 1793, Rohan appointed him 'Recteur de l'eglise collegiale de la Grotte de St Paul in Rabat (Malta).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Decret de la Convention Nationale, Du 9 Octobre 1792, l'an premiere de la Republique Francoise. Qui fixe le mode d'execution de la Loi du 19 septembre dernier, concernant la disposition des biens dont jouissoit le ci-devant Ordre de Malte. Chaumont, Buchard, [1792] 4to. 237x195 mm. 4 pp. Fine specimen with wide margins. The law concerns the management of property confiscated from the Order of Malta on September 19. The order had been suppressed in 1791. This law decreed the end of the Order of Malta in France. 4to. 237x195 mm. 4 pp. Nice specimen with wide margins. The law concerns the management of assets confiscated from the Order of Malta on September 19. The order had been suppressed in 1791. This law decreed the end of the Order of Malta in France.

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