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Italy -- History -- 1492-1559 -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi letters received

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233290466]
Identifier: Vault MSS 517
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letters all addressed to Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, legate of the marquisate of Ancona (200 items). Most of the items deal with religious and political issues relating to the Council of Trent (1545-1563). The items are by various persons including those who were in important in the politics of the time.

Dates: 1540-1560

Phillip II letter to Francisco Fernando de Avalos

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233288544]
Identifier: Vault MSS 310
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter in Spanish addressed to Francisco Fernando de Avalos and dated August 18, 1556. Philip directs Avalos to send 1500 troops to the Duke of Alba serving in Italy. The item is signed, "Yo el Rey."

Dates: 1556 August 18