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Letter signed : Modena, to [James II], 1688 July 20.

BIB_ID
398771
Accession number
MA 2691.166
Creator
Cesare Ignazio d'Este, Prince of Modena and Reggio, 1653-1713.
Display Date
1688 July 20.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29.8 x 21.1 cm
Notes
Addressed to James II, King of England.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: coat of arms with six balls inside and initials G and M at the bottom.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Congratulating James II upon the birth of his son, James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales, and expressing his immense joy both for Christianity itself and for the Stuart house; renewing his desire to serve him.