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Auction: 13050 - Postal History and Historical documents
Lot: 2040

(x) Historical Documents
Earl of Essex
1589 (c.) (18 May) letter and wrapper to, "Au Roy tres Cretien", Henry of Navarre, who was King of Navarre until 1589 when he became King Henry IV of France. From the Earl of Essex refering to his illness and his inability to help the king. The letter was folded to be about one inch wide and sealed with red wax and crimson silk. The wax embossed with the coat of arms with the legend, "honi soit qui mal y pense". An important historical letter written in French. From the Gerald E. Wellburn collection. Photo

Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG PC (10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. In 1601 he led an abortive coup d'état against the government and was executed for treason.

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