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Charles I - 1637 Document Signed

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Charles I - 1637 Document Signed
<Our item number 119897><B>Charles I.</B> &#40;1600-1649&#41; King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His reign was characterized by conflicts with Parliament over money and the English public&#39;s suspicion that he was trying to advance the Catholic faith of his wife, Henrietta Maria &#40;sister to France&#39;s King Louis XIII&#41;. Civil War broke out in 1642, ending with the triumph of Parliamentary and Scottish forces under Oliver Cromwell over Charles&#39; Royalist forces. Charles was tried for treason and beheaded on January 30, 1649.<BR><BR>LS &#40;&#34;Carolus R&#34;&#41; as King, 1p plus address leaf, in Latin, 11¼&#34; x 7¾&#34;, Palace at St. James, 1637 Mar. 25. Fine; light toning. To Prince Ferdinand the Second, Grand Duke of Etruria, thanking him for his efforts &#34;<I>to promote the task of the restitution of the Palatine Elector of my nephew</I>….&#34; Even though the attempt was not successful, Charles offers profuse thanks and adds a closing in Latin, before signing the Latin form of his name. Accompanied by a translation. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;1,500-2,000. <BR><BR>Our item number 119897<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/119897.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>