SIGNED LETTER BY L.C. DE BOURBON ADDRESSED TO THE DIOCESANS OF THE VIVARAIS REGION INFORMING THEM OF THE DATE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ESTATES OF LANGUEDOC, Versailles, November 27, 1673. 18883-17
"At Versailles, November 26, 1763"
"To the Gentlemen of the Dioceses of the Vivarais Region"
"[…] His Majesty informs you that having set the Assembly of the Estates of Languedoc for the 26th of January next year in the City of Montpellier, His intention is for you to be present on the designated day. I have no doubt about your zeal for His service and your attention to maintaining public tranquility […]
Your best Friend.
Signed: LC de Bourbon."
Dimensions: 31.2 cm x 20.4 cm.
Double leaf. 1 page of writing.
Good condition, folding marks.
BIOGRAPHY:
Louis-Charles de Bourbon, born at the Château de Sceaux on October 15, 1701, where he died on July 13, 1775, was a French prince, a member of the House of Bourbon, who held titles such as Duke of Aumale, Duke of Maine, Duke of Gisors, Count of Eu, Count of Dreux, Prince of Anet, and Baron of Sceaux, as well as the last sovereign of Dombes from 1755 to 1762 (when the sovereignty was annexed to the Kingdom of France) under the name Louis-Charles I. As the second son of the Duke of Maine, he was a grandson of the King of France, Louis XIV.
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