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ORIGINAL letters and papers, chiefly of the royal houses of Spain and Portugal; from 1450 to 1815, viz: 1. Mary, Queen of Aragon [wife of Alphonso V. and daughter of Henry III. of Castile], to Mary, Queen of France [wife of Charles VII.]; dat. Perpenya, 24 Mar. 1450. Span.; with signature and seal. f. 2.

2. Henry IV., King of Castile, to Louis XI., King of France; dat. Cervera, 20 Aug. 1465. Span, Signed. f. 4.

3. Charles I. [the Emperor Charles V.] to [Diego Hurtado de Mendoça] Marques de Cañete, Viceroy of Navarre, on his expedition into Africa; dat. Barcelona, 9 May; "Sobre la goleta de Tunez," 30 June and 14 July; "del alcaçava de Tunez," 25 July; "en nuestra galera çerea de la goleta de Tunez," 16 Aug.; and Trapana, 31 Aug. 1535. Span. Signed. ff. 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 21.

4. [Isabella] Queen of Spain [wife of the Emperor Charles V.] to the same; dat. Madrid, 19 Aug., 18 Sept. 1535. Span. Signed. ff. 19, 23.

5. Memorial on the fortification of Pamplona, to the Marques de Cañete; dat. Pamplona, 5 Feb. 1542. Signed by [Antonio Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva] "El duque virrey" [i.e. Viceroy of Naples]; with marginal notes. Span. f. 25.

6. Cardinal [Juan Alvarez de Toledo], Archbishop of Compostella, and Cardinal F[rancisco] de Mendoça [y Bobadilla], Bishop of Burgos, to [Cosmo de' Medici] Duke of Florence [afterwards Grand Duke of Tuscany], concerning Sena; dat. Rome, 3 Aug. 1552. Span. Signed. f. 29.

7. [Anna Maria of Austria] Queen of Spain [4th wife of Philip II.] to the same; dat. Madrid, 29 Jan. 1572. Span. Signed; and countersigned by Antonio Perez, the Secretary, f. 34.

8. Isabel, Queen of Spain [3rd wife of Philip II.], to Augerio [Ghislen] de Busbecke, Spanish Ambassador to Turkey; n.d. Span. Holograph; with seal. f. 37.

9. [Philip III.] of Spain to [Philip William] Prince of Orange; dat. Florence, 7 June, 1609. Span.; with signature and seal. f. 39.

10. [Philip IV.] of Spain to [Luis Davila y Zuñiga] Marques de Mirabel, Councillor of State; dat. Madrid, 27 Sept. 1638. Span.; with signature and seal. f. 42.

11. The same to his sister [Anne Marie Maurice, widow of Louis XIII. of France]; dat. Madrid, 12 July, 1660. Span. Holograph. f. 44.

12. Elisabeth [lst wife of Philip IV. of Spain, ob. 1644] to her brother [Louis XIII. of France]; dat. Goadalaiare [Guadalajara] 3 Feb., and n.d. Fr. Holograph. ff. 46, 48.

13. Maria Anna [2nd wife of Philip IV. of Spain, and daughter of the Emperor Ferdinand III.] to her sister [-in-law, Anne, widow of Louis XIII. of France]; dat. Madrid, 1 Oct., 27 Nov. 1660. Span. Holograph. ff. 50, 51.

14. Don Juan [of Austria, natural son of Philip IV. of Spain] to ; dat. Campo sobre Longon, 11 June, 1650. Span. Signed. f. 53.

15. Don Carlos, Infante [afterwards Charles III. of Spain], to his sister [Marie Thérèse Antoinette Raphaele, wife of the Dauphin Louis, son of Louis XV.]; dat. Naples, 21 Dec. 1745. Span. Holograph. f. 56.

16. Charles IV. of Spain to [Manuel de Godoy, Prince of Peace]; dat. Badajoz, 1 July, 1801. Span. Holograph. f. 59.

17. [Marie] Louise [Thérèse, wife of Charles IV. of Spain] to [Louis XVIII.of France];dat. Rome, 4 Jan. 1815. Fr. Holograph; with envelope and seal. f. 61.

18. [Manuel de Godoy] Principe de la Paz to [Lucien Bonaparte, Prince de Canino] French Ambassador in Spain; dat. Madrid, 31 Mar. [1801?]. Span. Holograph. f. 64.

19. Catherine, Queen Regent of Portugal [widow of John III.], to Charles IX. of France, after the massacre of St. Bartholomew; dat. Lisbon, 1 Dec. 1572. Port. Signed. f. 66.

20. Sebastian, King of Portugal, to Henry III. of France; dat. Sintra, 12 Oct. 1575. Port. Signed. f. 69.

21. Copy of a charter of King Sebastian, confirming the grant of the Island of Amboyna to the family of Freytas; dat. 7 Dec. l584. Port. f. 72.

22. Dom Manoel, titular Prince of Portugal [son of Anthony, pretender to the throne of Portugal], to Christian IV. of Denmark; dat. Hague, 23 May, [15]97. Lat.; with signature and seal. f. 77.

23. Mauritia [Eleonora], Princess of Portugal [daughter of Dom Manoel, and wife of George Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Siegen], to [Constantine Huygens] van Zuylichem [Secretary to the Prince of Orange]; dat. Hague, 25 June, 1635, 3 Sept. [16]45. Fr. Holograph; with seals. ff. 80, 81.

24. Anne Louise [daughter of Dom Manoel ?], née princesse de Portugal, to ; dat. Culenborg, 28 July, 1650. Fr. Holograph. f. 84.

25. Emanuel [2nd son of Pedro II. of Portugal], to ; dat. Bayonne, 21 Dec. (?) 1728. Fr. Holograph. f. 86.

26. Maria I., Queen of Portugal, to George III. of England, on the death of her mother: dat. Lisbon, 15 Jan. 1781. Lat.; with signature and seal. f. 89. Paper. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 2 Charles VII of France: Letter to the same, from the Queen of Aragon: 1450.: Span.
f. 2 Alfonso V of Spain; of Aragon: Letter from Mary, his wife, to Mary, Queen of France: 1450.: Span.
f. 4 Henry IV of Spain; of Castile and Leon: Letter to Louis XI.: 1465.: Span.
f.4 Louis XI of France: Letters to, from Henry IV. of Castile: 1465.: Span.
ff. 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23 Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Marques de Cañete; Imperial Ambassador to England and Venice: Letters to, from Charles V. and the Empress: 1535.: Span.
ff. 8, 9, 12,13, 15, 17, 21 Germany, General: Letters from Charles V. to the Viceroy of Navarre: 1535.: Span.
ff. 19, 33 Germany, General: Letter from the Empress Isabella, wife of Charles V., to the Viceroy of Navarre: 1535.: Span.
f. 25 Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, Marques de Cañete; Imperial Ambassador to England and Venice: Memorial to, from the Duke of Alva: 1542.: Span.
f. 25 Ferdinand Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba; Viceroy of Naples; Governor of the Netherlands: Memorial on the fortifications of Pampeluna: 1542.: Span.
f. 25 Pamplona, Spain: Memorial on the fortifications: 1542.: Span.
f. 29 Juan Alvarez de Toledo, Cardinal, Bishop of Burgos and Archbishop of Compostella: Letter to the Duke of Florence: 1552.: Span.
f. 29 Francisco de Mendoza y Bobadilla, Cardinal, Bishop of Burgos: Letter to the Duke of Florence: 1552.: Span.
f. 34 Philip II of Spain: Letter from Anna Maria, his 4th wife, to the Duke of Florence: 1572.: Span.
f. 37 Philip II of Spain: Letter from Qu. Isabella, to the Spanish ambassador to Turkey: n.d.: Span.
f. 37 Augerio Ghislen de Busbecke, Spanish Ambassador to Turkey: Letter to, from Isabel, Queen of Spain: n.d.: Span.
f. 39 Philip III of Spain: Letter to the Prince of Orange: 1609.
f. 39 Philip William, Princes of Orange; Count of Nassau: Letter to, from Philip III. of Spain: 1609.: Span.
f. 42 Luis Davila y Zuñiga, Marquis de Mirabel: Letter to, from Philip IV.: 1638.: Span.
ff. 42, 44 Philip IV of Spain: Letters to the Marquis de Mirabel, and to his sister, the Queen mother of France: 1638, 1660.
ff. 44, 50, 51 Louis XIII of France; Anne of Austria: Letters to, from the King and Queen of Spain: 1660.: Span.
ff. 46, 48 Philip IV of Spain: Letters from Isabella, his 1st wife, to her brother, Louis XIII.: n.d.: Fr.
ff. 46, 48 Louis XIII of France: Letters to, from his sister, the Queen of Spain: n.d.: Fr.
ff. 50, 51 Philip IV of Spain: Letters from Qu. Maria Anna to the Queen Dowager of France: 1660.
f. 53 Netherlands, Governors of. Don John, of Austria: Letter to -: 1650.: Span.
f. 56 Charles III of Spain: Letter, as Infante, to his sister the Dauphiness: 1745.
f. 56 Louis XV of France: Letter to Marie Therése Antoinette, 1st wife of the Dauphin, from her brother Charles, Infant of Spain: 1745.: Span.
f. 56 Kingdom of Naples and Sicily: Letter from Charles VII., to his sister, the Dauphiness: 1745.: Span.
f. 59 Charles IV of Spain; of United Kingdom: Letter to the Principe de la Paz: 1801.
f. 59 Manuel de Godoy, Principe de la Paz: Letter to, from Charles IV.: 1801.: Span.
f. 61 Louis XVIII of France: Letter to, from the Queen of Spain: 1815.: Fr.
f. 61 Charles IV of Spain; of United Kingdom: Letter from Maria Louisa Theresa, his wife, to Louis XVIII.: 1815.: Fr.
f. 64 Lucien Buonaparte, Prince of Canino: Letter to, from M. Godoy: circ. 1801.: Span.
f. 64 Manuel de Godoy, Principe de la Paz: Letter to the Prince de Canino: circ. 1801.: Span.
f. 67 John III; King of Portugal: Letter from the same to Charles IX.: 1572.
f. 67 Charles IX of France: Letter to, from the Queen Regent of Portugal: 1572.: Portug.
f. 69 Sebastian of Portugal: Letter to Henry III. of France: 1575.
f. 69 Henry III of France: Letter to, from Sebastian of Portugal: 1575.: Portug.
f. 72 Freytas family: Grant of the Isle of Amboyna to, by Sebastian of Portugal: 1584.: Portug.
f. 72 Amboyna, Island in the Indian Ocean: Grant of, to the family of Freytas, by Sebastian of Portugal: 1584.: Portug.
f. 72 Sebastian of Portugal: Grant of the Isle of Amboyna to the family of Freytas: 1584.
f. 77 Manoel de Portugal, son of the Prior of Crato: Letter to Christian IV.: 1597.: Lat.
f. 77 Christian IV of Denmark: Letter to, from Manoel, titular Prince of Portugal: 1597.: Lat.
ff. 80, 81 Constantin Huygens, Heer van Zuylichem, Dutch Statesman: Letters to, from the Princess of Nassau-Siegen: 1635, 1645.: Fr.
ff. 80, 81 Nassau-Siegen, Princes of (Protestant Line). George Frederic: Letters from Mauritia Eleonora, his wife, to C. Huygens: 1635, 1645.: Fr.
f. 84 Anna Louisa, daughter of Dom Manoel, self-styled King of Portugal: Letter to -: 1650.
f. 86 Peter II of Portugal: Letter from Manoel, his 2nd son, to --: 1728.: Fr.
f. 89 Peter II and Maria I of Portugal;: Letter from Qu. Maria to George III.: 1781.: Lat.
f. 89 George III of England: Letter to, from Maria I. of Portugal: 1781.: Lat.

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1450

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1815

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1450-1815

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Names:

Alfonso V, King of Aragon, Naples, and Sicily, 1396-1458
Alvarez de Toledo, Fernando, 3rd Duke of Alba, Viceroy of Naples, Governor of the Netherlands, 1507-1582
Alvarez de Toledo, Juan, Cardinal, Bishop of Burgos and Archbishop of Compostella, 1488-1557
Anna Louisa, daughter of Dom Manoel, self-styled King of Portugal
Bonaparte, Lucien, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano, 1775-1840
Charles III, of Spain, 1716-1788
Charles IV, of Spain, of United Kingdom
Charles IX, King of France, 1550-1574
Charles VII, King of France, 1403-1498
Christian IV, of Denmark
Freytas, Family
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1738-1820
Ghislen de Busbecke, Augerio, Spanish Ambassador to Turkey
Henry III, of France
Henry IV, of Castile and Leon
Huygens, Constantin, Heer van Zuylichem, Dutch Statesman
John III, King of Portugal, 1502-1557
John, Don, of Austria
Louis XI, King of France, 1423-1483
Louis XIII, of France
Louis XIII, of France, Anne of Austria
Louis XV, of France, 1710-1774
Louis XVIII, of France
Mendoza y Bobadilla, Francisco, Cardinal, Bishop of Burgos
Mendoza, Diego Hurtado, Marques de Cañete, Imperial Ambassador to England and Venice
Nassau-Siegen, Princes of (Protestant Line). George Frederic
Peter II, King of Portugal, and Maria I
Peter II, of Portugal
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Philip II, of Naples and Sicily
Philip III, King of Spain
Philip IV, of Spain, 1605-1665
Philip William, Prince of Orange; Count of Nassau, 1554-1618
Portugal, Manoel, son of the Prior of Crato
Sebastian, of Portugal
Zúñiga, Luis, Marquis de Mirabel, historian and statesman, 1504-1573
Álvarez, Manuel, Principe de la Paz, politician and diplomat, 1767-1851

Places:

Amboyna, Indian Ocean
Germany
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy
Pamplona, Spain