BIB_ID
398803
Accession number
MA 2691.190
Creator
Rinaldo d'Este, 1618-1672.
Display Date
1642 March 8.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 29.8 x 21.3 cm
Notes
Docketed in ink on verso.
Addressed to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, illegible; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Watermark: coat of arms containing an eagle.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio.
Address panel has been removed.
Embossed seal, illegible; original paper seal with wax and partial name of the recipient.
Watermark: coat of arms containing an eagle.
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
Saying that knowing Count Pier Luigi di Montevecchio's merits and how much his uncle, Cardinal Alessandro d'Este, esteemated him, he favors him particularly and appoints him gentleman of the secret chamber with the same honors and prerogatives of the other members although he might not be able to permanently join his service; also intimating that because of his affection for him, he may expect favors for himself, his children, and his friends.
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