JOYEUSE Henriette-Catherine, duchess of [Paris,... - Lot 114 - Varenne Enchères

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JOYEUSE Henriette-Catherine, duchess of [Paris,... - Lot 114 - Varenne Enchères
JOYEUSE Henriette-Catherine, duchess of [Paris, 1585 - id., 1656], daughter of Marshal Henri de Joyeuse, she married Henri de Bourbon duke of Montpensier, then in 1611 Charles de Lorraine duke of Guise, to whom she carried the duchy of Joyeuse. She was the mother-in-law of Gaston d'Orléans, brother of Louis XIII and the grandmother of the "Grande Mademoiselle". Beautiful autograph letter signed, addressed to M. de Chavigny. August 26, 1650; 1 page in-4°, address, red wax seals broken at the opening. Rare letter where she thanks him for his letter of congratulations on the occasion of the birth of his grandson. She speaks about "the joy that my son of Joyeuse [Louis, duke of Joyeuse 1622-1654] and me received from the happy birth of my beautiful daughter and the son that she gave us"...
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