BIB_ID
195089
Accession number
MA 4549
Creator
John III Sobieski, King of Poland, 1629-1696.
Display Date
1683 Aug. 15.
Credit line
Gift; Mr. John F. Fleming; 1987.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 24 cm
Notes
Contemporary copy of an important letter possibly made for an Italian archive.
Once believed to be addressed to Cardinal Orsini, but addressed to "His Holiness," not "His Eminence" throughout.
Once believed to be addressed to Cardinal Orsini, but addressed to "His Holiness," not "His Eminence" throughout.
Summary
Saying that he is about to "set out on this Holy War to restore the ancient Liberty of besieged Vienna" and thanking the Pope for his benediction. He will join his troops with those of the Emperor on the banks of the Danube.
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