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Spain -- Kings and rulers -- Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Philip II letter

 Item — Folder 1
Identifier: Vault MSS 752
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter on parchment addressed to Philip's court, family, and others which announces the death of his wife Mary I of England. Philip II expresses his grief and explains that Mary would have desired England to be Catholic. He also states that he is the most qualified person to lead England back to Catholicism.

Dates: 1558

Philip II letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293163]
Identifier: Vault MSS 753
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter on velum. Philip II states that Henry IV of France is Catholic again because of Henry's intervention in the religious wars in France. Philip II stresses the importance of a Catholic France and Europe that can grow under the protective wing of the Church. The item is unclearly dated and addressed.

Dates: 1597