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Auction: 21066 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 263

(x) Holy Roman Empire
1600 (8 Feb.) entire letter in Middle-High German to Archduke Ferdinand II from an unknown servant of the Archduke on matters of state with reference to a commission for Rome and Venice. Offered with German transcription. Fine

Notes: Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria (1590-1637), Holy Roman Emperor, King of the Romans, King in Germany (1619-1637). It is in 1600 that Rudolph II succession struggles began, which would eventuall benefit Ferdinand II

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