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Auction: 315 - Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 541

George IV King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830, reigned from 1820); his father´s illness required his regency from 1811 until George III´s death; though clever and talented, his excesses, his outdated political stances, and his often cruel treatment of his estranged wife severely damaged his popular reputation. Grand Manuscript Document Signed "George R" as King, 1 page, on vellum, large oblong folio, Windsor, September 20, 1825. Also signed by Foreign Secretary "George Canning." George appoints Peter Lacroix "to be Our Consul at Nice, hereby giving and granting unto him full Power and Authority by all lawful means to aid and protect Our Merchants and other Our Subjects...that has trade to or reside at Nice." Large wax and paper royal seal at upper left. With 1,15 revenue stamp at left. Some stiffness and toning at folds, otherwise VG. George IV would make Canning Prime Minister in 1827, but he would soon die in office, serving just 119 days, shorter than any other Prime Minister.

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