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[LOUIS XI OF FRANCE]: (1423-1483) King of France 1461-83. Also called ''Louis the Prudent''. L.S., o... - [LOUIS XI OF FRANCE]: (1423-1483) King of France 1461-83. Also called ''Louis the Prudent''. L.S., one page, oblong 14 x 9, vellum, Besanon, 10th December 1456, to Humbert de Dortans, in old French. Signed by his secretary Jean BourrŽ (1424-1506) future Treasurer of France. Louis XI, in his capacity as Dauphin of France, appoints Humbert of Dortans, Seigneur de l«Isle, his House pannetier. The letter bears a large remnant of a red wax seal. Folded, with irregular edges and small staining to the borders, and extremely small holes to the intersection folds, not affecting the signature. G £600-900 In August 1456, few months before the present letter was written, Charles VII, King of France and father of Louis XI, and after many uprisings and continuous soldering of Louis XI sent an army to DauphinŽ. Louis was granted refuge by Duke Philip the Good and settled in the castle of Genappe, Burgundy. King Charles, furious when Philip refused to hand over Louis, warned the Duke saying `giving shelter to a fox who will eat his chickens.«