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ÉLISABETH DE VALOIS (1545-1568) Reine d'Espagne| fille d'Henri II et Cathe
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ÉLISABETH DE VALOIS (1545-1568)
Queen of Spain| daughter of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, married to Philip II of Spain, she died in childbirth at the age of 23.
L.A.S. "Elizabeth", [February 1560], to her mother, CATHERINE DE MEDICIS|3 pages in folio, address "A la Royne" (notch due to the opening, without loss of
text). A
beautiful and rare letter about the death of the Count of Alba, and about a marriage project of Philip II's son, Don
Carlos.
"Madam for the haste of bearing I tell you no more than that the second day of caressing the tale of Alve [the Count of ALBE d'Aliste], beau-
T
he Duke of Alba's brother] died, as you understand more clearly in the letters of the ambassador, and I lost a great deal, for he was commanding to do his duty very well, and I am sure that you will describe him well. to the Duke of Alve and to Ruy Gomes so that they may solicit that seluy who will be put in his place be a man whom he hears what he must do how much my lord commands the said Duke of Alve [Fernando Alvarez de Toledo] to do when the king sepandant the said Duke of Alve, duke of Alba, who had concluded his marriage with Philip II of Spain in 1559] who serves me as a domo maior as long as he is a maior domo maior, for which I am a strong ayse"... She invites him to put in a good word for them
...
She received a letter from the Queen of Bohemia [her sister-in-law, MARY OF AUSTRIA]: "she would like to have as much share in the prince as I have in the king, my lord, and that I give him aydasse for his daughter [Anne of Austria (1549-1580), that Philip II will marry in fourth wedding in 1570] and escrivist another one to the princess saying the mesme which and show me and say that se fust san son prejudice I made her the mesme and she answered me which man assuroit I spoke about it to the king telling her as the king of Boesme has written and what is a condensation and that I have two septois who is first of all the particular of my si
Queen of Spain| daughter of Henry II and Catherine de Medici, married to Philip II of Spain, she died in childbirth at the age of 23.
L.A.S. "Elizabeth", [February 1560], to her mother, CATHERINE DE MEDICIS|3 pages in folio, address "A la Royne" (notch due to the opening, without loss of
text). A
beautiful and rare letter about the death of the Count of Alba, and about a marriage project of Philip II's son, Don
Carlos.
"Madam for the haste of bearing I tell you no more than that the second day of caressing the tale of Alve [the Count of ALBE d'Aliste], beau-
T
he Duke of Alba's brother] died, as you understand more clearly in the letters of the ambassador, and I lost a great deal, for he was commanding to do his duty very well, and I am sure that you will describe him well. to the Duke of Alve and to Ruy Gomes so that they may solicit that seluy who will be put in his place be a man whom he hears what he must do how much my lord commands the said Duke of Alve [Fernando Alvarez de Toledo] to do when the king sepandant the said Duke of Alve, duke of Alba, who had concluded his marriage with Philip II of Spain in 1559] who serves me as a domo maior as long as he is a maior domo maior, for which I am a strong ayse"... She invites him to put in a good word for them
...
She received a letter from the Queen of Bohemia [her sister-in-law, MARY OF AUSTRIA]: "she would like to have as much share in the prince as I have in the king, my lord, and that I give him aydasse for his daughter [Anne of Austria (1549-1580), that Philip II will marry in fourth wedding in 1570] and escrivist another one to the princess saying the mesme which and show me and say that se fust san son prejudice I made her the mesme and she answered me which man assuroit I spoke about it to the king telling her as the king of Boesme has written and what is a condensation and that I have two septois who is first of all the particular of my si
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