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Add MS 15940
- Record Id:
- 032-002093640
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002093640
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000044.0x000341
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 15940
- Title:
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ORIGINAL. LETTERS signed or written by Kings of Poland and Prussia, from 1552 to 1806; viz.:-
Sigismund Augustus,King of Poland,toJulius III.,Pope; dat.Pyotrconiæ, 22 Feb. 1552, Lat.; with seal (on vellum), f. 1 ;-John Casimir, Prince of Poland and Sweden [afterwards King of Poland], to Col. Morgan, Governor of Berg-op-zoom; dat. Brussels, 6 Apr. 1640, Fr.; with seal, f. 2 ;-The same, as Cardinal, to [Henri Arnauld] Abbé of St. Nicholas [of Angers]; dat. Tusculani, 26 Aug. 1646, Lat.; with seal, f. 4;-Marie Kasimire, Queen of Poland [Marie Louise of Gonzaga, wife of the preceding], to -; dat. Dantzig, 22 Oct. Fr., f. 6;-Frederic Augustus II., King of Poland, to the Queen of Great Britain [Caroline, wife of George II]; dat. Dresden, 21 Oct. 1731, Fr., f 7 ;-Order of Stanislaus I. Leczinski, King of Poland, in favour of Barthelemy Anciaux, of Remberviller; dat. Lunéville, 14 May, 1759, Fr. (on parchment), f. 10;-Frederic William I., King of Prussia, to George Augustus, Prince of Wales [afterwards King George II], notifying the death of his second son; dat. Berlin, 1 Sept. 1719, Germ.; with seal (accompanied by an English translation), ff. 11, 10.-Sophia [Dorothea, daughter of King George I. of England, and wife Of King Frederic William of Prussia] to the same; dat. Berlin, 6 May, 1721, Fr.; with seals, f. 14;-
Frederic William I., King of Prussia, to the Queen of Great Britain [Caroline, wife of George II] ; dat. Berlin, 4 Jan. 1731, Fr.; with seal, f. 16;-
Frederic II., King of Prussia, to [Gui Louis Henri] Marquis de Valory [French Ambassador]; dat. Breslau, 5 Jan. 1741, Fr.; with a postscript in the King's own hand, f. 18;-Frederic William, Prince [afterwards King] of Prussia, to the Countess von Skorsewska; dat. Potsdam, 8 Oct. 1769, Fr., f. 20;-The same to Mr. Farquharson; dat. Berlin, 1 Feb. 1806, Fr., f. 21. Folio. [15,940.]
- Scope & Content:
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includes:
- f. 1 Sigismund II Augustus of Poland: Letter to Pope Julius III.: 1552.
- f. 2 Frederic William II; King of Prussia: Letter to Mr. Farquharson: 1806.
- f. 2 John Casimir of Poland: Letter to col. Morgan: 1640.
- f. 4 John Casimir of Poland: The same, as Cardinal, to the Abbé of St. Nicholas: 1646.
- f. 6 John Casimir of Poland: Letter from Queen Maria Kasimire: n.d.
- f. 7 Augustus II of Poland: Letter to Queen Caroline of England: 1731.
- f. 10 Stanislaus; King of Poland: Order, signed by him: 1759.
- f. 11 Frederick William I of Prussia: Letter to the Prince of Wales: 1719.
- f. 14 Frederick William I of Prussia: Letter from Sophia Dorothea, his wife, to the Prince of Wales: 1721.
- f. 16 Frederick William I of Prussia: Letter to Queen Caroline of England: 1731.
- f. 18 Frederick II of Prussia: Letter to the Marquis de Valory: 1741.
- f. 20 Frederic William II; King of Prussia: Letter as Prince to the Countess von Skorsewska: 1769.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002093640
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002093640
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1552
- End Date:
- 1806
- Date Range:
- 1552-1806
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Names:
- Augustus II, of Poland
Frederic William II, King of Prussia
Frederick II, King of Prussia
Frederick William I, of Prussia
John II Casimir, King of Poland
Sigismund Augustus, of Poland, 1520-1572
Stanislaus, King of Poland