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Battle of Ivry.- Henry IV (King of France and Navarre, 1553-1610) Contemporary copy letter to Roussat, Mayor de Langres, 2½pp., in Italian, folio, 14th March 1590, a detailed memoir of the battle of Ivry (referring to the Duke of Mayenne, General of the Catholic League) and instructing him to share the news of his success with the royalists in and around Langres, folds, browned, edges a little chipped.

⁂ The Battle of Ivry was fought in the aftermath of the murder of Henri III during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. Henry's forces were victorious and he went on to lay siege to Paris. The battle occurred on the plain of Épieds, Eure near Ivry (later renamed Ivry-la-Bataille), Normandy. Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the Eure River and about thirty miles west of Paris, at the boundary between the Île-de-France and the Beauce regions.

Lot 122

Battle of Ivry.- Henry IV (King of France and Navarre) Contemportary letter to Roussat, Mayor of Langes, 2½pp., in Italian, folio, 14th March 1590, a detailed memoir of the battle of Ivry, folds, browned.  

Hammer Price: £150

Description

Battle of Ivry.- Henry IV (King of France and Navarre, 1553-1610) Contemporary copy letter to Roussat, Mayor de Langres, 2½pp., in Italian, folio, 14th March 1590, a detailed memoir of the battle of Ivry (referring to the Duke of Mayenne, General of the Catholic League) and instructing him to share the news of his success with the royalists in and around Langres, folds, browned, edges a little chipped.

⁂ The Battle of Ivry was fought in the aftermath of the murder of Henri III during the French Wars of Religion. The battle was a decisive victory for Henry IV of France, against the Catholic League by the Duc de Mayenne and Spanish forces under the Count of Egmont. Henry's forces were victorious and he went on to lay siege to Paris. The battle occurred on the plain of Épieds, Eure near Ivry (later renamed Ivry-la-Bataille), Normandy. Ivry-la-Bataille is located on the Eure River and about thirty miles west of Paris, at the boundary between the Île-de-France and the Beauce regions.

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