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HISTORY - LOUIS XIV (1638-1715) - Letter signed

HISTORY - LOUIS XIV (1638-1715) - Letter signed

Lot 20 · The Langer Collection · 29 April 2024
Sold for £1,850
He left the image of an absolute king, and influenced Europe with his determination to modernize administration and economic structures. Financial crises and inequalities demonstrated the difficulties he encountered. The reign of the Sun King was marked by a blossoming of culture, one of the founding episodes of the modern state.
Important letter countersigned by Colbert relating le “Siège de Landrecies” during the Battle of Denain (24 juillet 1712) dated Fontainebleau, 12.09.1712. "Nous, l'Evesque de Vence, aussi lorsque mes ennemis eurent été forcez dans le camp de Denain, que les munitions de guerre et de bouches qu'ils avaient assemblées au Marchiennes eurent été prises et qu'ils eurent levé le siège de Landrey…”.