Privilegi, decreti imperiali, bolle pontificie, coronazione di pr[inci]pe grande, instruzioni, renunzie, instr[ument]i, rogiti di benedizioni coniugale, relazioni, investiture, scritt[u]re div[ers]e, lettere missive e responsive, il t[ut]to att[inent]e n[e]l principio alla Casa de' Medici e poi alla Casa Reale di Toscana

Name:

Marie de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry IV, King of France, 1573-1642; Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1459-1519; Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610; Louis XI, King of France, 1423-1483; Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, 1640-1705; Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715; Philip V, King of Spain, 1683-1746; Ferdinando I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1549-1609; Ferdinando II, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1610-1670; Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574; Cosimo III, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1642-1723; Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464; Innocent XII, Pope, 1615-1700; Pius V, Pope, 1504-1572; Urban VIII, Pope, 1568-1644; Clement X, Pope, 1590-1676; Alexander VII, Pope, 1599-1667

Timespan:

Early works to 1800; 17th century

Date:

1711

Description:

Miscellaneous documents related to the Medici family and the grand-dukes of Tuscany. Many documents represent communications between the Florentine rulers and the Papal States in various forms (including papal bulls, briefs and letters). The House of Medici had a close relationship with the Papal States for centuries, and the Pope was present in many important moments of the history of the family; examples of this relationship that appear in the manuscript include a bull of Pope Pius V in which he proclaimed Cosimo I de' Medici grand-duke of Tuscany in 1569 (translation from Latin on p. 45-54); a blessing for the wedding between Henry the IV, King of France, and Maria de' Medici made by the cardinal Aldobrandino (p. 108-110); a letter between Ferdinando II, grand-duke of Tuscany, and Pope Clement IX (p. 110-111); a letter between Pope Alexander VIII and Cosimo III, grand-duke of Tuscany (p. 111-114); and detailed accounts of the papal ambassadors in Tuscany (p. 119-126). The grand-dukes of Tuscany aimed at creating a network of allies all over Europe: documents on foreign relations between the House of Medici and grand-dukes of Tuscany include correspondence between Cosimo I and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Philip II, King of Spain, Henry IV, King of France and Pope Pius V; a copy of the inclusion of Cosimo III (even if Florence did not directly take part in the conflict) in the Treaty of Ryswick, 1697 (p. 115-116); a letter between the ambassador of Tuscany and that of England (p. 130-131); and an account on the Treaty of Ratisbon, between France and Spain, in 1684 (p. 245-273). The manuscript also contains miscellaneous documents related to the history of the Catholic church (including one on nepotism, p. 139-146); documents on the Spanish monarchy (including an explanation of why the kings of Spain are called Catholic); an account of one of the many Dutch rebellions against England and France; and the history of the conspiracy against Pier Luigi Farnese, duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro, ordered by Charles the V. A table of contents in a late 19th-century hand, with 6 leaves, containing a complete list of the works contained in the manuscript, is laid inside the upper cover.

Language:

Italian

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Antonio Peregrino Colombari (inscription, f. 1r).; Formerly owned by Piero Ginori-Conti (bookplate inside upper cover).; Colombari, Antonio Peregrino, former owner.; Ginori Conti, Piero, 1865-1939, former owner.

Subject:

Medici, House of; Medici, Piero de', 1416-1469; Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574; Medici, Giuliano de'; Medici, Lorenzo de'; Medici, Francesco de', 1614-1634; Catholic Church -- Clergy -- Papal documents; Catholic Church; Clergy; Nepotism; Ambassadors; Church and state; Catholic Church -- Foreign relations; International relations; Church and state -- Italy; Ambassadors -- Italy -- 17th century; Nepotism -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Papal documents; Codices; Bulls (papal records); Papal briefs; Manuscripts, Italian; Manuscripts, European; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

344 leaves : paper, color illustrations coats of arms; 232 x 167 mm bound to 243 x 180 mm + 1 booklet (6 leaves)

Geographic Subject:

Italy

Rights:

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

Notes:

Ms. codex.; Title from p.21.; Pagination: Paper, 344 leaves; [1-688]; modern pagination in pencil, upper outer corners.; Layout: Written in 29-31 long lines. Marginalia and other miscellaneous notations are also present.; Script: Written in a cursive script.; Decoration: Watercolor illustration of the coats of arms of the grand-duke of Tuscany, the Medici family and of Florence surround title box (p. 21); horizontal decorative line at the end of some documents (for example, p. 28, 29, 37 etc); signet containing the initials L S (for example, p. 28 and p. 38); 2 seals drawn in ink and pencil, made of two concentric circles each and containing the words DOMINE TU SICS QUIA AMO TE SEMPER and PONTIFEX MAXIMUS INNOCENTIUS XII respectively (p.146); sprinkled edges in red and green.; Watermark: Unidentified watermark containing a triangle with a clover-leaf on top and 3 crossed arrows underneath. Beneath the arrows is the name M O R O and the initials G R.; Binding: Gilt contemporary morocco with arms of Medici on upper and lower cover (Zacour-Hirsch).; Origin: Written in Italy, after 1711.; Italian and Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Codex 1439