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Lettre de François de Lorraine, duc de Guise, à son cousin le comte de Rhingrave

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Letter from François de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, to his cousin, Count Rhingrave
Date July 30, 1560
Dimensions1 textual record ; 34.2 x 22.4 cm
Origin Fontainebleau, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A1.1,1.2
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentMaître du royaume de France, François de Lorraine, duc de Guise (1519-1563), informe son cousin que l'Écosse et l'Angleterre ont signé le traité d'Édimbourg (6 juillet 1560), mais qu’il est toujours en attente de précisions. Ce traité marque la fin des prétentions françaises au trône d'Écosse. De plus, François de Lorraine se dit favorable à la suggestion de son cousin de faire du duc de Brunswick un allié, et recommande que celui-ci entre au service du roi.
NotesSource du titre : Basé sur la nature du document.



Signatures et inscriptions: Signé "François de Lorraine".



Collation: Trace d'un sceau de cire rouge.



Restauration/Conservation: Le document a été restauré.



Langue du document: Le document est en français.



Notes générales: Transcription disponible.
Status
Not on view

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