[Letter to Francesco Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan]

Name:

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558; Sforza, Francesco Maria, Duke of Milan

Timespan:

Charles I, 1516-1556; To 1535

Date:

1553

Description:

Letter from Emperor Charles V to Francesco Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the conditions in Italy. Charles is writing as King of Spain. Letter is signed "Carolus."

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Provenance:

Acquired 1962.

Subject:

History

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts, Spanish; Manuscripts, Renaissance

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 20 x 30 cm

Geographic Subject:

Spain -- History -- Charles I, 1516-1556; Spain; Milan (Italy) -- History -- To 1535

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Madrid; 26 October 1553.; Six lines of text on recto, address on verso.; Originally contained a seal, which has been removed.; Some oxidation of ink. There is a tear where the seal was removed.; In Spanish.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 105