BIB_ID
398758
Accession number
MA 2691.155
Creator
Francesco II d'Este, Duke of Modena and Reggio, 1660-1694.
Display Date
1685 April 3.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 28.9 x 21.1 cm
Notes
Addressed to a member of the clergy.
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Francesco II d'Este; original paper seal with wax.
Watermark: none.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Este family, specifically Francesco II d'Este; 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
Thanking his recipient for his good wishes upon the occasion of the accession to the throne of England of his brother-in-law, who will be James II of England and James VII of Scotland, and his sister, Maria Beatrice of Modena; also assuring him of his wish to be of service and commending himself to his prayers.
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