Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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March 11
On This Day
On this day in 1563 the League of High Nobles routed a 2nd protest against King Philip II of Spain. In 1899 Frederick IX of Denmark great grandson of Christian IX, Queen Alexandra's father, was born.
PHILIP II, AS DUKE OF MILAN, APPOINTS THE GREAT DUKE OF ALBA TO RECEIVE HIS OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE
PHILIP II (1527-1598, joint Sovereign with Mary I, 1554-1558, from 1555 King of Spain)
Letters Patent Signed ‘El Rey’, as Duke of Milan, in a beautifully clear italic hand, in Latin with translation, with short titles in Spanish and Italian, saying that “following the settlement” on Philip of the “Duchy of Milan, Principality of Pavia, and County of Anglería, by the most Invincible and Puissant Prince and Lord CHARLES V ... August Emperor of the Romans ... my most respected Father and Lord ... we appointed our ... sincerely beloved Cousin Don FERNANDO ÁLVAREZ DE TOLEDO”, (1507-1582, from 1532 3rd DUKE OF ALBA), Philip’s father’s and his “Lieutenant-General and Captain-General in Italy, to be our Governor in the said Dominion of Milan”, with Philip II’s armorial seal as Duke of Milan approximately 2½ inches diameter, and elaborate note of registration, vellum, 14” x 25½” folding to 10¼” x 6½”, Brussels “in the Duchy of Brabant, in the 2nd Year of Our Reign”, 8th December 1555
FREDERIK IX (1899-1972, King of Denmark) & his wife INGRID (Victoria Sofia, b. 1910, Daughter of Gustav VI, King of Sweden)
Exceptional portrait photo by Jaeger, signed by both and dated by the Princess, also signed by the photographer, showing the newly engaged Prince seated with his fiancee on the arm of his chair, he has signed with his family name “Rico”, 9” x 7”, no place, March 1935
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