Francis I brevet, 1524

Contributor:

Gouffier, Guillaume, approximately 1488-1525 (signer); Le Breton, Jean, 16th century (signer)

Name:

Francis I, King of France, 1494-1547; Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Timespan:

1328-1589

Date:

1524

Description:

Commission signed by Francis I for the vicomte de Turenne (Antoine de La Tour, seigneur d'Oliergues), referred to by the king as a cousin, who married Antoinette de Pons, daughter of Guy and Jeanne de Castelnau, in 1494 and died in 1527. The commission grants the rank of captain and charge of twenty-five lances and fifty men-at-arms. The signature "Francoys" is inside a fold along the bottom edge of the document, with the signatures of Guillaume Gouffier, seigneur de Bonnivet and admiral of France, and Jean Le Breton, minister of finance, on the front of the fold. There are slits for a seal, which is no longer present. Rodent damage with some loss of text along folds. Later capsule description in ink on verso, added to be visible when the document was folded and filed.

Language:

French, Middle (ca.1400-1600)

Provenance:

Sold by Vitaliy Shteyngolts, 2017.

Relation:

The Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366271

Subject:

Turenne, Antoine de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de

Form/Genre:

military commissions; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment; 203 x 440 mm.

Geographic Subject:

France -- History, Military -- 1328-1589 -- Sources

Rights:

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

Notes:

In Middle French.; Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Misc Mss (Large) Box 3 Folder 9

Collection:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Large); Constance L. Rosenthal Book Fund