[VENDÔME, César de Bourbon, duc de (1594-1665), illegitimate - Lot 145

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[VENDÔME, César de Bourbon, duc de (1594-1665), illegitimate - Lot 145
[VENDÔME, César de Bourbon, duc de (1594-1665), illegitimate son of Henri IV and Gabrielle d'Estrées, he was legitimized in 1595 and provided in 1598 with the duchy of Vendôme.] Handwritten document on vellum. Paris, July 24, 1595. 11 pp. in-4, paperback. Rare handwritten copy of the donation of the duchy of Vendôme by Henri IV, to his bastard son, freshly legitimized, César de Vendôme. "This day of eight, Friday, third day of April, the year one thousand five hundred and ninety-eight, before us, undersigned notary & in the presence [...] cy apres nommez tres hault & tres puissant & tres magnanime Prince Henry [...] gives perpetually to the said Caizard his son by donation [...] the duchy & Parairie of Vandosme [...]". Partial transcript attached.
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