Catherine de Medici, Queen of France

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Accession date: 1547

Places: France

Title: Queen of France

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000387.0x0003c0

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referencedIn ITALIAN TRANSLATION of the plays of Terence, in versi sdruccioli, by Gio[vanni] Giustiniano [of Candia]; with a dedicatory preface addressed to Margaret of France, sister of Henry II [Duchess of Savoy 1559], dated 25 Oct. 1549. In the preface to a tr... British Library
referencedIn LETTERS PATENT of Henry II. of France, granting to François Saumaise the office of Councillor and Master of the Chambre de Comptes at Dijon, on the resignation of his father, François Saumaise; dated 21 Nov. 1558. [Add. Ch. 4608.] Presented by Edward... British Library
referencedIn DIPLOMATIC PAPEERS of George Stepney, relating to his negotiations at the same courts, with a few papers of earlier date; 1677-1707. They include some original letters of Prince Francis Rákóczy and others connected with the revolt of Hungary in 1704..., 1677-1707 British Library
referencedIn 1. REGISTER, of correspondence, etc., of D. Luis de Torres, Clerk of the Apostolic Chamber, as Papal Ambassador to Spain, to negotiate a league with Philip II. and the Republic of Venice against the Turks; Feb.-Dec. 1570. Italian. In the handwriting ..., 16th century British Library
referencedIn Vol. I. 1. Aubers de Bayuiere [Bavaria], Comte de Haynnau, Hollande et Zeellande, to the Duke of Burgundy; Hague, 25 Oct., 16 Nov. [1387], ff. 1, 2. 2. Charles d'Anjou [Comic de Maine] to the King; Chastelleraut, 13 Mar. 1465, 3 Apr. -, ff. 3, 4. 3. ... British Library
referencedIn ROYAL order for payment to Card. de Gramont of his expenses on his embassy to Rome; 22 Apr. 1531 British Library
referencedIn AUTOGRAPHS OF ROYAL PERSONAGEs of France, viz.: Signature of Louis XI. to a warrant addressed to the treasurers of France, in favor of Guyot Duchesnay, Maître d'Hotel to the King, and Keeper of the Petty Seal of Montpelier, on account of services in ..., 1475-1808 British Library
referencedIn ALESSANDRO ANDREA: Chronicle of the Carafa War in the Lazio and in Naples in 1556-1557; late 16th cent. Latin. Autograph. A chronicle of the war between Philip II of Spain and Cosimo I de' Medici, Gran Duke of Tuscany, and Pope Paul IV Carafa and Hen... British Library
referencedIn GENEALOGICAL and historical collection of Nicholas Wotton [1497-1567], the diplomatist, Dean of Canterbury and York, relating to noble or distinguished English and French families, with index in three series. Mostly autograph. A companion volume is H..., 16th century British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of relazioni, instructions, letters, and other papers mainly relating to the negotiations of Cardinal Carlo Carafa and his brother Giovanni Carafa, Duke of Paliano, during the papacy of Paul IV [Giovanni Pietro Carafa]; circa 1555-1619. It... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of relazioni, tracts, and papal instructions mostly relating to the papacies of Sixtus IV (1471-1484), Innocent VIII (1484-1492), Alexander VI (1492-1503), Julius II (1503-1513) and Paul III (1534-1549); circa 1471-1549. Italian and Latin.... British Library
referencedIn RALPH STARKEY TRANSCRIPTSTranscripts of State Papers and political tracts made chiefly by Ralph Starkey (d. 1628), relating with few exceptions to the royal marriages of England; 1474-1624. Viz.:-(1) Covenant for a proposed marriage of Cicely, dau. ..., 1474-1624 British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of political tracts, letters, relazioni, and conclave accounts relating to Portugal, Turkey, the Papacy, France, the German Empire, Venice, Persia, Poland, and Tunisia; circa 1544-1576. Italian. Copies. The MS. includes (art.... British Library
referencedIn VOL. II.-Concio inter Missarum solemnia a Patre Egidio Brunotio ad Ant. Alar. Gratianum, Episcopum Amerinum, Amerinamque Synodum habita, p. 1 -Dissertation, " Utrum qui pro inveniendis furtis faciunt pueros vel pucllas virgines inspicere in phialas ..., 16th century British Library
referencedIn "RECUEIL de lettres de Catherine de Medicis." The letters are addressed, to the Constable, [Anne de Montmorency]; the Duchess de Montmorency; the Grand Master [François de Lorraine, Duke de Guise], Renée de France, Duchess of Ferrara; the Duke and Du..., 18th century British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS autograph letters, etc.; 1475-1809, viz.: 1. Loysius de Pulcis [Luigi Pulci], the poet, to Nicolo Strozzi ?; 13 Oct. 1475. Ital. f. 1. 2. [Aimeri d'Amboise] Commander of Rhodes, to Pope [Julius II.], describing the movements of the Turk..., 1475-1809 British Library
referencedIn VOL. I.-Discorso del Sr. Antonio Doria, sopra le cose Turchesche, per via di mare, p. 1 ;-Brief of Pope Leo X. addressed to Card. Alessandro Farnese(afterwards Pope Paul Ill.),Legate to the Emperor Maximilian I.; dat. 28 Mar. 1518, Lat. p. 13;-Discor..., 16th century British Library
referencedIn Letters relating to the Court of Rome, Spain and France; 1443-1561. Italian and Latin. Copies. Collection of letters written by papal nuncios and envoys concerning peace negotiations conducted by Popes Paul III, Julius III, and Emperor Charles V, ... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, letters, manifestos, proclamations, and treaties relating to the Papacy, England, Spain and the German Empire, France, Turkey, Cyprus, the Hospitaller Order and the Knights of Malta, Urbino, Austria, Milan, and ... British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, discourses, letters, sermons, and political, philosophical and religious tracts relating to England, France, Spain, Genoa, Cyprus, the Papacy, and Tuscany; circa 1554-1559. Italian and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. ... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letter of Mohammed Hassan, Dey of Algiers, to Henry II. of France; 21 Mar. 1549. Arab. and Span. Paper. Folio. British Library
referencedIn (ff. 129). 1. " NÉGOCIATION entre l'Empereur et le Roy François premier en faveur des heritiers de Charles, Due de Bourbon, Connestable de France, pour faire en sorte que les diets héritiers succéderont audit Due, comme ils eussent fait s'il ne se fu... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION of letters, relazioni, tracts, papal instructions, and heads of agreement in treaties relating to the Carafa war during the papacy of Paul IV (1555-1559); circa 1536-1560. Italian, Spanish, and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. The MS. relates mai... British Library
referencedIn COLLECTION Of State Papers, (chiefly copies) in Spanish, for the most part translations from the French, relating to transactions between the kingdoms of Spain and France, in the xvith and xviith centuries, relating to the following subjects French m..., 16th century-17th century British Library
creatorOf MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, letters, tracts and orations relating to the Papacy, Spain, France, Venice, the German Empire, Austria, Dalmatia, Turkey, Savoy, Florence, Naples, Genoa, and Ethiopia; circa 1494-1585. Italian, Latin, and Spanis... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of relazioni, tracts, and peace treaties relating to the Papacy, Switzerland, Cyprus, France, Naples, Genoa, Corsica, Piacenza, the German Empire, England, Spain, Tivoli, and Venice; circa 1361, 1514-1570. Latin and Italian. ... British Library
referencedIn THE Establishment, organisation, and equipment of the French artillery, shortly after the year 1544. Fr. Imperfect. Paper; XVIth cent. Small Quarto.Ordnance: State of the French artillery: circ. 1550.Henry II of France: State of the artillery: circ. ... British Library
referencedIn MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION of tracts, relazioni, and papal instructions relating to the Papacy, Spain, Modena, Naples, and Cologne; circa 1556-1644. Italian and Latin. Copies, 17th cent. Partly printed (ff. 206-207). The MS. includes: -(a) speech on g... British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS of sovereigns and noblemen, actors, artists, and authors; arranged in each class, according to the nationalities of the writers, under the beads of England, Flanders, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and th..., 16th century-19th century British Library
referencedIn " LETTERE del Cardinale Reginaldo Polo, Legato della S. Sede Apostolica, e d'altri, per rimettere il Regno d'Inghilterra alla Fede SI, Cattolica Apostolica Romana:" copies of correspondence of Cardinal Pole with the Pope, and royal and other persons;..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn 1. PROCES-VERBAL of the "Conference tenue à Marc pres Ardres, entre les Deputés du Roy Henry second et ceux de l'Empereur Charles quint, en l'anné 1555." "Mis par escrit par Charles de Marillac, Evesque de Vannes, depuis Archevesque de Vienne, l'un d..., 17th century British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL LETTERS, With the Autograph Signatures and Seals of the following Royal and other personages, viz. :-Henry II., titular King of Navarre, as Lieut.-General of the King of France, in Guienne, etc., 2 Apr. 1543, Fr. (on vellum), f. 1 ;-Charles ..., 1528-1721 British Library
referencedIn (ff. 2.59). " NÉGOCIATION de Messire Charles de Marillac, Archevesque de Vienne, Ambassadeur pour le Roy en Allemagne 1550. H 2Charles de Marillac, Archbishop of Vienne, Ambassador to Germany: Negotiations: 1550.Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Negotia... British Library
referencedIn "CONTRACTS et Traités de Mariages entre Roys et Princes," 1533-1721: viz., Henry II., of France, and Catherine de Medicis; 1533, f. 3; Francis II. and Mary of Scotland; 1558, f. 10; Emanuel Philibert Duke of Savoy, and Marguerite de France, Duchess o..., 17th century-18th century British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters, decrees, and miscellaneous State-papers relating to the Council of Trent, 1554-1573; Lat., Ital., and Fr., arranged under different heads, viz: 1. Letters of [Louis de Saint Gélais] Sieur de Lanssac, French Ambassador to the Council..., 1554-1573 British Library
referencedIn 1. "A BOOKE of the trauaile and lief of me [Sir] Thomas Hoby, with diuerse thinges woorth the notinge;" 1547-1564. Autograph; with marginal notes by William Andrew, and an index at the end of the volume. The contents are:-1. Journal of travels in Fr..., 1547-1591 British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters of Dutchmen ; 1592-1826. The writers are -Daniel Bronchiuisius, M.D.; Utrecht, 22 Nov. s.a. Lat. verse. f. 1. Theodosius Beza; n.d. Lat. verse. f. 3. Gilles van Ledenberg; Utrecht, 26 Aug. 1592. Dutch. f. 4. Le Presiden]t[JeanGrusset..., 1592-1826 British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXXXII. Miscellaneous State letters, etc. Vol. I., 1425, 1553-1561. The correspondence of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton with Queen Elizabeth and Secretary Cecil, which forms the most important part of this volume, consists of d..., 1425-1561 British Library
referencedIn Mary of Scotland: Expenses in France: 1550-1552.Charles IX of France: Household expenses as Duke of Orleans: 1550-1552.Henry II of France: Household expenses of Princesses Elizabeth and Claude: 1550-1552. British Library
referencedIn ORIGINAL letters, etc., of Royal and distinguished foreign personages; 1550-1833. l. Petition of John Quentel, of Cologne, printer, to the Emperor Charles V., for a privilege to print certain theological books; n.d. Lat. Holograph. Endorsed with a re... British Library
referencedIn WARDROBE-ACCOUNT of Henry II., King of France, from January to March, 1553, intituled, "Parties et sommes de deniers paiées par M. Olivier de Fevre, argentier en l'ordinaire, tant pour la personne du dit Seigneur, que pour achapt de linge, radoub de ..., 1553 British Library
referencedIn HARDWICKE PAPERS. Vol. CCCCLXXXIII. Miscellaneous State letters, etc. Vol. II., 1562-1599. The volume opens with the copy of a letter from Mary, Queen of Scots, who had safely reached Scotland in August, 1561, to Queen Elizabeth. Throckmorton's corre..., 1562-1599 British Library
referencedIn Mary of Scotland: Deed bequeathing Scotland to France: 1557.Henry II of France: Bequest of Scotland to, by Mary, Qu. of Scots: 1557. British Library
referencedIn PIETRO DE NORES: Account of the Carafa War, Book i; after 1644. Italian. Copy. The detailed account of the so-called Carafa war between Pope Paul IV Carafa and Spain (1555-1557) and its consequences is a work by Pietro De Nores, son of Giason, the ex... British Library
referencedIn Mary of Scotland: Deed bequeathing Scotland to France: 1557.Henry II of France: Bequest of Scotland to, by Mary, Qu. of Scots: 1557. British Library
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Buis, Dauphiné
Sicily, Italy
Edinburgh, Scotland
Constantinople, Byzantine empire
Venice, Italy
Metz, Lorraine
Verona, Italy
Wales, United Kingdom
Turkey, Asia Minor
Naples, Italy
Guiana, South America
Netherlands, Europe
Europe, Europe
Persia, Asia Minor
Cambrai, France
Aire, Artois
Antwerp, Belgium
Ferrara, Italy
Cambrai, France
Emden, East Friesland
Algiers, Africa
Nicosia, Cyprus
Crépy, France
Valtelline, Italy
Châteaubriant, France
Europe, Europe
Netherlands, Europe
France, Europe
Padua, Italy
Innsbruck, the Tyrol
Europe, Europe
Bruges, Belgium
Berwick, Berwickshire
Naples, Italy
Piacenza, Italy
Siena, Italy
Transylvania, Central Europe
Turkey, Asia Minor
Ethiopia, Africa
Stone, Staffordshire
Neuburg, Meissen
Bayonne, France
Maidstone, Kent
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
Silesia, Central Europe
Clermont, France
Porto Vecchio, Gulf of, Corsica
Brétagne, France
La Grande Chartreuse, France
Castro, Italy
Bologna, Italy
Rouen, France
Cologne, Germany
Bologna, Italy
Cyprus, Asia Minor
Germany, Europe
Poissy, France
London, England
Nijmegen, Gelderland
Château Cambresis, Pas-de-Calais
Brunswick-Lüneburg, Germany
Franche-Comté, Province of, France
Marc, France
Benevento, Italy
Germany, Europe
Brussels, Belgium
Dalmatia, Croatia
Tremiti Islands, Italy
Montpellier, France
Hamburg, Germany
Corsica, France
Ulm, Swabia
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Valtelline, Italy
Tunis, Tunisia
Paris, France
Bologna, Italy
Germany, Europe
Italy, Europe
Cyprus, Asia Minor
Venice, Italy
Spain, Europe
Cyprus, Asia Minor
Siena, Italy
Naples and Sicily, Kingdom of, Italy
Ireland, Europe
Calais, France
Fribourg, Switzerland
Rome, Italy
Switzerland, Europe
Tivoli, Italy
Aix La Chapelle, Germany
Spain, Kingdom of, Europe
Swabia, Circle of, Germany
Isle of Man, England
Netherlands, Europe
Munster, Province of, Germany
Venice, Italy
Venice, Italy
Hungary, Europe
Ancona, Italy
Lens, Artois
Havre-de-Grace, France
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