Autograph letter signed : London, to Catherine de Medici, 1571 Apr. 18.

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Autograph letter signed : London, to Catherine de Medici, 1571 Apr. 18.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270523995

Le Sieur Cavalcanti will tell her of the success of his voyage. Fénelon begs her to weigh the matter carefully.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Fénelon, Bertrand de Salignac de La Mothe-, d. 1589,

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Diplomat, ambassador from France to England, 1568-1575. From the description of Collection of autograph letters (including some contemporary copies) : to La Mothe Fénelon by Catherine de Medici, Charles IX, Henry III, Mary (Stuart) Queen of Scots, and others, from 1560 to 1587. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536140 ...

Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589

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Catherine de Medicis was born in Florence, Italy, as Caterina Maria Romola di Lorenzo de' Medici, the daughter of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino, and Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne, countess of Boulogne. She was queen consort of France from 1547 to 1559 as the wife of King Henry II of France. After her husbands death in 1559 she was appointed regent for her underage sons. She ruled in that capacity from 1560 to 1574. She is well known for her role in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of...