1696 Charles Valois Memoirs King Henry III Henry IV FRANCE Parlement Provenance

1696 Charles Valois Memoirs King Henry III Henry IV FRANCE Parlement Provenance

A rare 1696 printing of Charles de Valois’s memoirs!

Valois was an illegitimate son of Charles IX who, following his father’s death, was charged to serve the king of France. Valois’s memoir includes descriptions of his service to kings Henry III and Henry IV – a work which proves to be one of the best first-hand accounts of the lives, reigns, and courts of Henry III and Henry IV.

Item number: #27955

Price: $599

VALOIS, Charles de

Memoires de Monsieur d’Angoulesme, pour servir à l’Histoire d’Henry III., Roy de France et de Pologne et d’Henry IV., Roy de France et de Navarre

A Paris: Chez Michel Burnet, 1696.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [4], 400
• Provenance:
  • Armorial bookplate – N.R. Frizon de Blamont, 1694
    • Nicolas-Remy Frizon de Blamont was the president of the Parlement of Paris, known for being a prominent figure in the power struggle in 1718 with King Louis XIV. His stance on restricting the powers of the crown—and the expansion of that power—resulted in his arrest, though he returned to his position the following year, retaining his great popularity.
  • Embossing – Le Viscomte E L’Enor
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~6in x 3.5in (15cm x 9cm)
• rare

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