Notes by Jean-Louis Wagnière of some facts for Chapter 4 of Siècle de Louis XIV
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CMV32900
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MS 8, ‘Siècle de Louis XIV’
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Notes by Jean-Louis Wagnière of some facts for Chapter 4 of Siècle de Louis XIV
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Incipit Diplomatic:
Capitaine au régiment de navaille pendu par represailles à Bordeaux.
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Brief Summary:
Notes by Wagnière of some facts for chapter 4. These notes pertain to OCV, vol.13A, ch.4, p.73-76, l.472-545.
Detailed Summary:
Wagnière notes that the captain of the naval regiment was hanged in Bordeaux, the Prince of Condé was assassinated, and the Cardinal’s library was sold. He then notes that in May, the exiled princess remained in Paris and presented a request to parliament in April 1650. He concludes by noting that Cardinal Mazarin was called a rascal in Parliament in 1650.
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1 f.
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200 x 145 mm
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1
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The paper is watermarked ‘D ANNONAY’ suggesting that this sheet of paper was manufactured by the Montgolfier brothers at Annonay in Ardèche, France in the late-eighteenth century.
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A cluster of dots have been drawn in the top right-hand corner of f.1r. The author has corrected a dating error in the final line of the text, changing ‘1750’ to ‘1650’.
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Owned by Theodore Besterman (1904-1976).
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Bought at auction by Theodore Besterman in Paris on 26 February 1969.
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J. Vidal-Mégret, Collection d’autographes littéraires, lettres et manuscrits des XVIIe, XVIIIe, XIXe et XXe siècles. 2ème partie. Catalogue de la vente aux enchères du 26 février 1969 à l’Hôtel Drouot (Paris, 1969), no.156 (2).
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13A, 4, p.73-76, l.472-545
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