1574, letter signed by her own hand from Francoise de la Baume
Montrevel (1528-1605) (aka Francoise de Carnavalet),
lady-in-waiting to
1574, letter signed by her own hand from Francoise de la Baume
Montrevel (1528-1605) (aka Francoise de Carnavalet),
lady-in-waiting to queen Catherine de Medici, written in ARC SUR
TILLE (Côte d'Or, Burgundy, France) and sent to the French
Ambassador in CONSTANTINOPLE, Ottoman Empire with receiver mark of
Nov. 8th. In this letter she asks the French ambassador in
Constantinople for help, to find her missing son Jean de Saulx,
Visconte de Tavannes (1547-1626), who she believes was held in
captivity in Transylvania after he left KRAKAU in POLAND and
followed the Duke of ANJOU, future King Henry III (1551 - 1589),
for his coronation. After the departure of King Henry III to take
over the French throne, Tavannes made a journey to Moldavia and
fought in a revolt against the Turks during which he went missing.
He was captured sword in hand despite valiant defence and was able
to be released, arriving in CONSTANTINOPLE at the end of 1574. the
letter took 3 months to reach its destination. The letter could
have either gone via land through the Habsburg Empire or via sea
route through the Mediterranean. Ponthion certificate, 16th century
letters to the Ottoman Empire are extremely rare, fresh and
desirable condition, an exceptional piece of history, XF! Estimate
8.000€.
