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Letter signed : Florence, to an unidentified recipient, 1693 August 18.

BIB_ID
398724
Accession number
MA 2691.140
Creator
Vittoria, Grand Duchess, consort of Ferdinando II, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1622-1694.
Display Date
1693 August 18.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.9 x 19.2 cm
Notes
Address panel has been removed.
Date could also be 1691.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of Vittoria della Rovere, a combination of the coat of arms of the Medici family and della Rovere family; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: none.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Telling her recipient that her husband, Ferdinando II de' Medici, informed of his merit and loyalty toward their families, decided to appoint him chamberlain; thanking him for his letter, a testimony of his good qualities.