Margaret of Valois (1553–1615) was Queen of France and of Navarre during the late sixteenth century; she was the daughter of Catherine de Medici and Henry II, the wife of Henry IV, and the sister to three French kings. Lengthy vellum ADS in French, signed “Marguerite,” one page, 10 x 9, April 4, 1603, Paris. A substantial financial agreement written entirely in the queen’s hand, marking the importance she attributed to this particular deal. In very good condition, with intersecting folds (one vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature), moderate to heavy scattered creases, and a few stains and two small holes to the body. An exceptionally rare document from one of Europe’s most highly connected queens. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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