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Henry IV grants a pension to the father of Gabrielle d'Estrées

Name: Henry IV grants a pension to the father of Gabrielle d'Estrées
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Henry IV (Pau, 1553/1610)

King of France (1589-1610).

Document type: signed document on vellum

Number of documents: 1 - Number of pages: 1 p. - Size: 21 x 27.5 cm

Location: Rouen

Date: December 31, 1596

Recipient: None

Condition: creases, minor browning

Description :

Henry IV granted a pension to Antoine d'Estrées (c. 1529-1609), the father of Gabrielle d'Estrées, Henry IV's famous mistress and favorite (from 1591 until her death in 1599).
The King, "desiring to acknowledge the good and commendable services he receives daily from Mr. Destrees, his lieutenant general of the government of Paris and Île-de-France, and to give him the means to bear the considerable expenses he is obliged to incur in the course of these services, has increased his pension…" Read more

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Henry IV grants a pension to the father of Gabrielle d'Estrées

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