Leilão Bidspirit | CHRISTINA OF LORRAINE: (1565-1637) Grand

CHRISTINA OF LORRAINE: (1565-1637) Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1589-1609 as spouse of Ferdinand I Grand... - CHRISTINA OF LORRAINE: (1565-1637) Grand Duchess of Tuscany 1589-1609 as spouse of Ferdinand I Grand Duke of Tuscany. She served as Regent of Tuscany 1621-28. Granddaughter of Queen Catherine de´Medici and mother of Grand Duke Cosimo II de´Medici. L.S., ` V [ost] ra buona amica Christ [i] na G [ran] D [uches] sa , one page, Pisa, 7 th February 1599, to Bartolini Rinoreini in Siena, in Italian. The Grand Duchess states ` Vi ringratio della diligenza di ritrovarmi le tole, ma perche quella del guibbone e falsa vorrei che m´avvisasse siquella della sottana e falsa o buona ancora et avvisatemi il prezzo di ogni cosa. Che Dio vi guardi´ (“I thank you for the diligence in finding my tole, but because that of the guibbone is false, I would like you to warn me if that of the petticoat is false or good again and tell me the price of everything. May God look at you´ With address leaf, bearing remnants of a former seal. Paper with watermark. Overall age wear and creasing, with few small tears to edges and very small holes. G