Charles VIII decree, 1494

Name:

Charles VIII, King of France, 1470-1498; Briçonnet, Guillaume, 1445-1514

Timespan:

15th century

Date:

1494

Description:

Decree of Charles VIII, King of France, dated December 4, 1494 (following the French invasion of Siena), granting protection to Jacobus de Picolominibus of Siena and his family. Initialed by Guillaume Briçonnet, secretary of the treasury for Charles VIII. A strip, probably containing a signature, has been cut from the lower right edge of the document.

Language:

Latin

Provenance:

Formerly owned by Sir Thomas Phillipps (part of ms. 20709).; Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872, former owner.

Subject:

Piccolomini, Jacopo de; International relations

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

legal documents; decrees; Manuscripts, Latin; Manuscripts, Renaissance; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : parchment

Geographic Subject:

Siena (Italy) -- History -- 15th century; Italy -- Foreign relations -- France; Italy; France; France -- Foreign relations -- Italy

Rights:

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

Notes:

In Latin.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 742 Folder 59

Collection:

Piccolomini Family Papers