fjt_713230 - François, duke of Alençon then of Anjou, Brabant and Count of Flanders François, duc d'Alençon puis d'Anjou, Brabant et comte de Flandre 1573
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Type : François, duc d'Alençon puis d'Anjou, Brabant et comte de Flandre
Date: 1573
Metal : brass
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,32 g.
Predigree :
Exemplaire provenant de la Collection MARINECHE
Obverse
Obverse legend : FRAN D ALEN FI FR R 1573.
Obverse description : Armes de France.
Reverse
Reverse legend : FOVET ET DISCVTIT.
Reverse description : Soleil rayonnant au-dessus de la mer.
Reverse translation : Il réchauffe et dissipe l'obscurité.
Historical background
François, duke of Alençon then of Anjou, Brabant and Count of Flanders
(1554-1584)
François (first named Hercule) is the fourth son of Henri II and Catherine de Médicis. Brother of Henri III, he bore the title of Duke of Alençon and became the leader of the "politicians" favorable to an alliance with the Protestants. By the "peace of Monsieur" of May 6, 1576 he received Anjou, Touraine and Berry. In 1582, his intrigues with William of Orange enabled him to be proclaimed Duke of Brabant and Count of Flanders. On his death in 1584, the Duchy of Alençon was definitively united to the Crown.
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