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Project / Collection Additional Charters and Rolls Place Poitiers, France Digitised Content Platform BL Digitised Manuscripts (2024-)

1. Add Ch 54007

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Title:
Grant of Eleanor of Aquitaine, widowed Queen of England, to Fontevraud Abbey of a house in Poitiers
Scope & Content:
Eleanor of Aquitaine (b. c. 1122, d. 1204), Duchess of Aquitaine and widowed Queen of England (the widow of King Henry II (r. 1154-1189)), grants a house in Poitiers to the abbey of Fontevraud (Fontevrault), France. The house is granted for the support of Roger, her chaplain, and his successors ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1199
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Add Ch 76757

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Add Ch 76757
Title:
Grant by Charles VII of France of a dower for Margaret Stewart, daughter of James I of Scotland, for her proposed marriage to Louis, Charles’ son
Scope & Content:
Grant by King Charles VII of France promising annual rents and a cash dower for Margaret Stewart, daughter of James I of Scotland, for her proposed marriage to Louis, Charles’ son and dauphin of Vienne, with a note indicating that the matter was discussed in the king’s council. Given at Poitier...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
12 Mar 1429
Extent:
1 leaf

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