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Nancré was sent to Madrid in March 1718 by Cardinal Guillaume Dubois (1656-1723), chief minister to the regent Philippe d’Orléans (1674-1723), charged with thwarting the political ambitions in the Mediterranean of Cardinal Giulio Alberoni (1664-1752), prime minister to the king of Spain, Philippe V (1683-1746). Constantly scheming against the emperor Charles VI (1685-1740), Peterborough allied himself with Dubois’s political rivals, whose aim was rather to align with Spain in order to hinder the emperor’s Mediterranean ambitions.
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Letter draft
Unfinished drafts of letters addressed to Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth
Date
February 8, 1718 - May 31, 1718
Dimensions1 textual record ; 32.6 x 20.7 cm
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A2.1,1.3
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentCollections of draft letters addressed to one or more unknown recipients during the Regency period (1715-1723). The author of the letters was probably Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth (about 1658-1735), a former English general and an experienced diplomat. Peterborough settled in Paris and in 1717 began frequenting the salon of Madame de Nancré, the mother of Louis-Jacques-Aimé-Théodore de Dreux, Marquis of Nancré (?-1719), French ambassador to Madrid.Nancré was sent to Madrid in March 1718 by Cardinal Guillaume Dubois (1656-1723), chief minister to the regent Philippe d’Orléans (1674-1723), charged with thwarting the political ambitions in the Mediterranean of Cardinal Giulio Alberoni (1664-1752), prime minister to the king of Spain, Philippe V (1683-1746). Constantly scheming against the emperor Charles VI (1685-1740), Peterborough allied himself with Dubois’s political rivals, whose aim was rather to align with Spain in order to hinder the emperor’s Mediterranean ambitions.
NotesSource of title: Based on the nature of the document.
Statement of responsibility: The author of the letters was almost certainly Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth (about 1658-1735).
Physical description: Laid paper; large folio sheets bound into three booklets numbered 3 to 5.
Associated material: A2.1,1.1, probably by the same author. This item includes a letter dated March 11, 1718, which is in good condition and bears a pin that appears contemporary with the document.
Statement of responsibility: The author of the letters was almost certainly Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough and 1st Earl of Monmouth (about 1658-1735).
Physical description: Laid paper; large folio sheets bound into three booklets numbered 3 to 5.
Associated material: A2.1,1.1, probably by the same author. This item includes a letter dated March 11, 1718, which is in good condition and bears a pin that appears contemporary with the document.
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