18th century French royal commission, 1759 May 24.

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18th century French royal commission, 1759 May 24.

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A brief commission to the Ruel de Lavnay, Leonard Pierre Francois de Launay, bodyguard to the King, for the sale of a tract of land to Lady Jeanne Catherine Duval. The document is signed by Phelypeaux, a prominent minister in the court of Louis XVI.

1 item (1 leaf): parchment; 32 cm. folded to 18 x 26 cm.

Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Duval, Jeanne Catherine

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Maurepas, Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux, Comte de, 1701-1781

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Secretary of the Navy in France, 1723-1749; Secretary of the Royal Household, 1715-1749; member of France's Conseil d'en haut, the most important of the royal councils. From the description of Maurepas collection, 1694-1749 (bulk 1740-1749). (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936538 French minister of state for the marine and the royal household under Louis XV (1723-1749); chief advisor and minister of state to Louis XVI (1774-1781). Official reports, docume...

Launay, Leonard Pierre François de

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Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

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Phelypeaux, Count de Maurepas, was a French statesman and administrator, born in 1701 to Louis XIV's Secretary of State. Phelypeaux served under both Louis XV and Louis XVI, during which time he reformed the French navy and aided in the aristocracy's obstruction of political reform. From the description of 18th century French royal commission, 1759 May 24. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122646282 ...