Queen consort of France (1575–1642) as the second wife of King Henry IV of France. She herself was a member of the wealthy and powerful House of Medici. Manuscript DS in French, signed “Marie,” four pages both sides, 8.5 x 13.5, 1607. Long untranslated document, the minutes of a council meeting, signed on the final page as Regent, “Marie.” Document is also signed on the last three pages by other officials and members of her council including Nicolas Potier (Chancellor of France), Jehan de Berulle (Counsellor of State), Jean Phelypeaux (Secretary of Commandants), Claude Bouthillier (Counsellor of State), Nicolas Leconte, and Anne Catherine de Beaumont Superior, and others. In very good condition, with intersecting folds, a couple lightly passing through portions of signature, a few tears and paper loss along hinge and lower left corner, and scattered light toning and foxing, mainly to the edges. RR Auction COA.
