Live auction - fjt_589572 - ARDENNES - DUCHY OF RETHÉLOIS - LOUIS OF GONZAGA AND HENRIETTE OF CLÈVES Jeton de la fondation pour le mariage des “Filles-Madame” 1641
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| Estimate : | 50 € |
| Price : | 65 € |
| Maximum bid : | 67 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 April 2022 20:07:17 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : Jeton de la fondation pour le mariage des “Filles-Madame”
Date: 1641
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,23 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LVD. GONZAGA. ET. HENRI - CA. CLIVEN. DDVC. NIVERN..
Obverse description : Armes de Louis et Henriette surmontées du Mont Olympe.
Reverse
Reverse legend : IN FERVORE CHARITATIS GRAM DNI EXPECTAM.
Reverse description : Un autel ; dessus, le nom de Dieu en hébreu dans les nuages d'où tombe la manne en abondance.
Reverse translation : Nous attendons la grâce du seigneur dans la ferveur de la charité ; sur l'autel : 1641.
Historical background
ARDENNES - DUCHY OF RETHÉLOIS - LOUIS OF GONZAGA AND HENRIETTE OF CLÈVES
(1581-1595)
Louis de Gonzague, born in Mantua on September 13, 1539, is the youngest son of Duke Frederick II of Mantua. Naturalized French in 1550, he married Henriette de Clèves, sister and heiress of François II de Clèves, Duke of Nevers and Governor of Champagne, on March 4, 1565. By this marriage, he became Count of Rethel (established as a duchy-peerage in 1581 ) and brother-in-law of Prince Henri de Condé and Duke Henri de Guise. He embraced the career of arms and served Kings François II, Charles IX, Henri III and then Henri IV. He died on October 22, 1595. Catholic, he signed the League at the request of his brother-in-law, the Duke of Guise, but quickly broke away to side with Henry III. He remains neutral from the advent of Henri IV but quickly approaches and supports him during the siege of Paris. Henriette de Clèves died in Paris on June 24, 1601. The liberality and piety of the spouses led them to create convents and the foundation of the "Filles-Madame" in Rethélois.
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