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Lettre de Maria Clémentina Sobieski adressée à Catherine Sheldon

Letter

Letter from Maria Clémentina Sobieski addressed to Catherine Sheldon
Date March 30, 1731
Dimensions1 textual record ; 18 x 12.2 cm
Origin Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe
Object NumberS001/E5.8,1.1
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentLetter from Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735), the wife of James Francis Edward Stuart (1688-1766), son of the former king of England James II (1633-1701), to Catherine Sheldon, the wife of Arthur Dillon (1670-1733). She speaks of her son and of the devotion she owes her family, who had been living in Italy since 1717 under the protection of their allies.
NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.



Signatures and inscriptions: signed “Clémentine, R”. [Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702-1735)].



Language of the document: the document is in French.
Status
Not on view

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