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ORIGINAL letters and signatures of members of the house of Medici; 1464-circ. 1820: 1. Aghostino Mannini to Giovanni Mannini; n.d. ltal. f. 2.

2. Pietro de'Medici, son of Cosmo, to the Priori of Siena; Canegio, 18 Aug. 1464. Ital. f. 4.

3. Luchrezia di Lorenzo Strozzi to her husband; Florence, 8 Mar. 1504. Ital. f. 6.

4. Lorenzo de'Medici to the Priori of Siena; Florence, 31 Dec. 1474, 10 Nov. 1487, 27 Sept. 1483, 16 Dec. 1490. Ital. ff. 8-11.

5. Pietro de'Medici to the Town Council of , in favour of Andrea de Severoli, of Faenza; Florence, 19 June, 1492. Ital. f. 13.

6. Lorenzo de'Medici, son of Pietro, to Francesco Vettori, Florentine Orator at Rome; Florence, 21 Oct. 1514; inclosing one from the "Octouiri Praticæ Reipublicæ Florentinæ;" Florence, 20 Oct. 1514. Ital.; with seal. f. 15.

7. Lueretia Salviata de'Medici to Francesco Vettori; [Florence], 3 May, 1523. Ital. f. 18.

8. Alessandro de'Medici, natural son of Pietro, to [Benedetto Accolti] Cardinal of Ravenna; Florence, 7 Nov. 1535. Ital.; with seal. f. 20.

9. Margarita de'Medici, natural daughter of the Emperor Charles V., and wife of Alexander de'Medici, Duke of Florence, to Lelio Torelli; Aquila, 7 Mar. 1575. Ital.; with seal. f. 23.

10. Philiberte de Sauoye, daughter of Philip, Duke of Savoy, and wife of Julian de'Medici, Duke of Nemours, to her nephew, Lorenzo de'Medici, Duke of Urbino; Rome, 5 July, s.a.. Fr. f. 26.

11. Antonio de'Medici, Bishop of Marsicum, to Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Orator in France; Florence, 24 Aug. 1484. Ital. f. 28.

12. Pietro de'Medici to Bernardo Vettori; 21 Sept. 1536. Ital. f. 29.

13. Cardinal [Ippolito] de'Medici to [Geronimo Seripando] Cardinal of Salerno; Leghorn, 4 Mar. 1561. Ital.; with seal. f. 31.

14. Cardinal Francesco Armellino de'Medici to Paolo Vettori, Captain of the Papal Galleys; Rome, 2 Oct. 1524. Ital. f. 34.

15. Cardinal Geronimo de'Medici to Cardinal [Geronimo Seripando] Papal Secretary at the Council of Trent; Pisa, 20 Feb. 1562. Ital.; with seal. f. 36.

16. Cosmo I. de'Medici, Duke of Florence, to Tarugio Tarugi, Lieutenant at Spoleto; Florence, 21 June, 1546. Ital. f. 39.

17. The same to the monks of Montepulciano; Pisa, 13 May, 1563. Ital. f. 41.

18. Bianca Capella, wife of Francesco Maria, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to the Abbate Gernio; Florence, 22 Nov. 1586; enclosing a petition, f. 44.

19. Ferdinand I., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to the Priori of San Gimignano; Florence, 25 June, 1603. Ital.; with seal. f. 48.

20. Chrestina, wife of Ferdinand I., Grand Duke of Tuscany, and daughter of Charles II., Duke of Lorraine, to her brother Henry, Duke of Lorraine; n.d. [1584]. Fr. f. 51.

21. Cosmo II. de'Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Lodouico Aragatio; Florence, 7 Mar. 1618. Ital.; with seal. f. 54.

22. Maria Magdalena, daughter of Charles, Archduke of Austria, and widow of Cosmo II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to [Claudia, daughter of Ferdinand I., Grand Duke of Tuscany], the Princess of Urbino; Pisa, 25 Mar. 1623. Ital. f. 57.

23. Ferdinand II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Cardinal de Richelieu; Florence, 30 Oct. 1632. Ital.; with seal. f. 60.

24. Victoria, wife of Ferdinand II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, and daughter of Frederic Ubaldus, last Duke of Urbino, to Signora Onorata Vieri Piccolmini, at Innsbruck; Florence, 13 Oct. 1651. Ital.; with seal. f. 63.

25. Don Antonio Medici, Marquis of Capistrano, son of Francesco Maria, Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Captain Bernardino Tarugi at Pistoja; Florence, 16 Sept. 1601. Ital. f. 66.

26. Chrestina, daughter of Charles II., Duke of Lorraine, and wife of Ferdinand I., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Enrigo Vettori; Florence, 30 July, 1622. Ital. f. 69 b.

27. Il Principe Don Lorenzo Medici, son of Ferdinand I., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to the Commissary of Volterra; Florence, 10 June, 1623. Ital.; with seal. f. 72.

28. Maria Magdalena, daughter of Charles, Archduke of Austria, and widow of Cosmo II., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to her cousin, Francis II., Duke of Lorraine; Florence, 1 Dec. 1626; Ital. Signed by another hand; with seal. f. 75.

29. Margarita de' Medici, daughter of Cosmo II., and wife of Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, to ; Parma, 27 Dec. 1634. Ital. f. 78.

30. Prince Matthias de'Medici, third son of Cosmo II., to Captain Francesco Piccolomini; Siena, 10 May, 1647. Ital. f. 80.

31. Francesco Pietro Fridioldo, Secretary to Cosmo II., Grand Duke of Tuscany ?, to Prince Leopoldo de' Medici, afterwards Cardinal, fifth son of Cosmo II.; Siena, 3 Oct. 1667. Ital. f. 82.

32. Cosmo III., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to Lord , one of the English Ministry; Florence, 27 June, 1682. Eng. f. 85.

33. The same to Antonio Ceruini, Bishop of Montepulciano; Leghorn, 2 Apr. 1703. Ital.; with seal. f. 87.

34. The same to [Accursio] Tarugi; Florence, 4 Aug. 1704. Ital. f. 89.

35. Giuseppe de' Medici, Prince of Ottojano, to [Tomaso Bonaventura de' Ghirardeschi] Archbishop of Florence; Naples, 29 Dec. 1705. Ital. f. 91.

36. [Giovanni Gasto de' Medici] Grand Duke of Tuscany, to George, Prince of Wales [afterwards George II.]; Florence, 23 Apr. 1723. Ital.; with seal. f. 93.

37. Violante Beatrix, wife of Ferdinand III. de' Medici, Grand Prince of Tuscany, to the Countess Giulia Trappi [nata] Piccolomini, at Trent; Florence, 4 Jan. 1724. Fr. f. 97.

38. Portion of a catalogue of German books, certified to be in the handwriting of Ferdinand III., Grand Duke of Tuscany, by his librarian, Doctor Francesco Tassi (circa 1820), f. 99. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Medici family; of Florence: Letters, portraits, etc.: 1464-1820.

includes:

f. 2 Aghostino Mannini: Letter to G. Mannini: 15th cent.: Ital.
f. 4 Pietro de Medici, Gonfaloniere of Florence, son of Cosmo de' Medici: Letter to the Priori of Siena: 1464.: Ital.
ff. 4, 8-12 Siena, Italy: Letters to the same, from P. and L. de' Medici: 1474-1490.: Ital.
f. 6 Lorerzo Strozzi: Letter to, from Lucrezia, his wife: 1504.: Ital.
ff. 8-12 Florence, Rulers of. Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent: Letters to the Priori of Siena: 1474-1490.: Ital.
f. 13 Pietro; Duke of Florence; son of Lorenzo the Magnificent: Letter to -: 1492.: Ital.
f. 15 Lorenzo II; Duke of Florence; Duke of Urbino: Letter to F. Vettori: 1514.: Ital.
ff. 15, 18, 29, 34 Vettori family: Letters to, from members of the Medici family: 1487-1622.: Ital.
f. 18 Lucretia Salviati de' Medici, wife of Giacomo Salviati: Letters to P. and F. Vettori: 1516, 1523.: Ital.
f. 20 Alessandro; Duke of Florence: Letter to the Cardinal of Ravenna: 1535.: Ital.
f. 20 Benedetto Accolti, Cardinal Archbishop of Ravenna: Letter to, from A. de' Medici: 1535.: Ital.
f. 23 Alessandro; Duke of Florence: Letter from Margaret, his widow, to L. Torelli: 1575.: Ital.
f. 23 Lelio Torelli: Letter to, from Margarita de' Medici: 1575.: Ital.
f. 26 Philiberta de' Medici, Wife of Giuliano, Duke of Nemours: Letter to the Duke of Urbino: 1516-1519.: Fr.
f. 28 Giovanni Lanfredini, Florentine Envoy to France and Spain: Letter to, from the Bishop of Marsicum: 1484.: Ital.
f. 28 Antonio de' Medici, Bishop of Marsicum: Letter to G. Lanfredini: 1484.: Ital.
f. 29 Pietro de' Medici, Grandson of Pier-Francesco de' Medici: Letter to B. Vettori: 1536.: Ital.
f. 31 Ippolito de' Medici, Cardinal: Letter to Card. Seripando: 1561.: Ital.
ff. 31, 36 Geronimo Seripandi, Cardinal, Archbishop of Salerno: Letters to, from Cardinals I. and G. de' Medici: 1561, 1562.: Ital.
f. 34 Francesco Armellino del Medici, Cardinal: Letters to P. Vettori: 1524.: Ital.
f. 36 Girolamo de' Medici, Cardinal: Letter to Card. G. Seripando: 1562.: Ital.
f. 39 Cosmo I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to T. Tarugi: 1546.
f. 39 Tarugio Tarugi, Lieutenant at Spoleto: Letter to, from Cosmo I. of Florence: 1546.: Ital.
f. 41 Cosmo I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to the monks of Montepulciano: 1563.
f. 41 Monte Pulciano Monastery; Italy: Letter to, front the Duke of Florence: 1563.: Ital.
f. 44 Francis Maria; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter from Grand Duchess Bianca to Abbate Gernio: 1586.
f. 44 Gernio, Abbé: Letter to, from the Grand Duchess of Tuscany: 1586.
f. 48 San Gimignano, Tuscany: Letter to the Priori, from Ferdinand I. of Tuscany: 1603.: Ital.
f. 48 Ferdinand I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to the Priori of San Gimignano: 1603.
f. 51 Henry I; Duke of Lorraine: Letter to, from his sister, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany: 1584.: Fr.
f. 51 Ferdinand I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter from Chrestina, his wife, to her brother Henry, Duke of Lorraine: 1589.: Fr.
f. 54 Lodovico Aragatio: Letter to, from the Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1618.: Ital.
f. 54 Cosmo II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to L. Aragatio: 1618.
f. 57 Claudia, Princess of Urbino; daughter of Ferdinand I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, wife of Francesco Ubaldo Antonio, Prince of Urbino: Letter to, from the Grand Duchess of Tuscany: 1623.
f. 57 Cosmo II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter from the Grand Duchess Maria Magdalena, to the Princess of Urbino: 1623.
f. 60 Ferdinand II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to Card. Richelieu: 1632.
f. 60 Armand Jean Du Plessis, Bishop of Luçon, afterwards Cardinal, Duc de Richelieu: Letter to, from the Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1632.: Ital.
f. 63 Ferdinand II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter from Victoria, his wife, to Signora O. V. Piccolomini: 1651.
f. 66 Bernardino Tarugi, Captain at Pistoja: Letter to, from the Marquis of Capistrano: 1601.: Ital.
f. 66 Antonio de' Mediei, Marquis of Capistrano: Letter to Capt. Tarugi: 1601.: Ital.
f. 69 b Ferdinand I; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter from Grand Duchess Chrestina to E. Vettori: 1622.
f. 72 Volterra, Italy: Letter to the Commissary from L. de' Medici: 1623.: Ital.
f. 72 Lorenzo de' Medici, Son of Ferdinand I of Tuscany: Letter to the Commissary of Volterra: 1623.: Ital.
f. 75 François II; Duke of Lorraine: Letter to, from the Dowager Grand Duchess of Tuscany: 1626.: Ital.
f.75 Cosmo II; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter from the Grand Duchess Maria Magdalena, to Francis II.of Lorraine: 1626.
f. 78 Odoardo; Duke of Parma: Letter from Margarita, his wife, to --: 1634.
f. 80 Prince Matthias de' Medici,; son of Cosimo II, Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letters to Capt. Piccolomini: 1647-1666.: Ital.
f. 80 Louisa Carminati, wife of Count Girolamo Carminati: Letter to Card. Gualterio: 1711.: Fr.
f. 82 Leopoldo de' Medici, Cardinal: Letter to, from F. P. Fridioldo: 1667.: Ital.
f. 82 Francesco Pietro Fridioldo, Secretary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Letter to L. de' Medici 1667.
f. 85 Tuscany, Grand Duchy of. Cosmo III: Letter to an English Minister of State: 1682.
f. 87 Antonio Cervini, Bishop of Montepulciano: Letter to, from the Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1703.: Ital.
ff. 87, 89 Tuscany, Grand Duchy of. Cosmo III: Letters to the Bishop of Montepulciano and A. Tarugi: 1703, 1704.
f. 89 Accursio Tarugi: Letter to, from Cosmo III. of Tuscany: 1704.: Ital.
f. 91 Giuseppe de' Medici, Prince of Ottojano: Letter to the Archbishop of Florence: 1705.: Ital.
f. 91 Tomaso Bonaventura de' Ghirardeschi, Archbishop of Florence: Letter to, from the Prince of Ottojano: 1705.: Ital.
f. 93 George II of England: Letter to, from the Grand Duke of Tuscany: 1723.: Ital.
f. 93 Tuscany, Grand Duchy of. Cosmo III: Letter to the Prince of Wales: 1723.
f. 97 Giulia Trapp, Barona, nata Piccolomini: Letter to, from the Grand Princess of Tuscany: 1724.: Fr.
f. 97 Violante Beatrice de' Medici, wife of Ferdinando de' Medici: Letter to Countess Trappe: 1724.: Fr.
f. 99 Francesco Tassi, Librarian to the Grand Duke of Tuscany: Certificate of the handwriting of Ferdinand III. of Tuscany: circ. 1820.: Ital.
f. 99 Ferdinand III; Grand Duke of Tuscany: Catalogue of German books: circ. 1820.: Hologr.

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1464

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1825

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