ELISABETH CHRISTINA (1691-1750, née Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, wife (1708) of Karl VI, 1685-1740, from 1711 Holy Roman Emperor)

Letter cover sheet, unsigned, in Latin with translation, seal paper has a few small defects at end of titles (easily supplied), a few other letters a little faint

Elisabeth, daughter of Ludwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, followed her cousin Amalia in marrying a future Emperor. In 1708 she sailed from Genoa in a fleet of 142 vessels, under the British Admiral Leake, to marry Karl in Barcelona where for five years he had been pursuing his claim to the throne of Spain against Philip V. When Karl became Emperor in 1711 she stayed behind in Spain, not leaving till 1713 when the war of the Spanish Succession drew to an end. Her arms on the present seal still include the claim.
In 1728 Fini concluded difficult negotiations between Benedict XIII and Karl VI in a manner highly favourable to the latter. In 1730 he was banned from the Vatican by the new Pope, after a review of his activities in the previous reign.

Item Date:  1730

Stock No:  51545      £275

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