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Marriage Contract Between Louis de Bordeau and Louise Lore, 15 February 1667

1 volume
Collection Creator:
Brown, Francis C. (Francis Cabell), 1936-
Dates:
15 February 1667
Located In:
Volume 53
Extent:
1 volume
Languages:
English
Access Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Credit this material:

Marriage Contract Between Louis de Bordeau and Louise Lore; Francis C. Brown Collection of French Royal Marriage Contracts, C0610, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

System Identifier:
/repositories/5/archival_objects/854787

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Description:

The collection consists of 32 bound volumes, each containing an original, French, royal marriage contract with supplementary biographical sketches and portraits of the witnesses who signed the contracts, collected by Brown (Princeton Class of 1958). The contracts span the years 1607-1846, from the reign of Marie de Medicis to Louis Philippe, linking various members of the King' and Queen's courts and the noble houses in France (i.e., House of Bourbon), such as the marriage of Antoine Potier to Anne d'Aumont (1620) and Louis, Marquis de Vieuville, to Marie Fouquet de Belleisle (1722). Many of the contracts were signed by the reigning sovereigns and other nobility, such as Louis XIII, Louis XIV, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII, Charles X, Napoleon Bonaparte, Marie Antoinette, Philippe, Duc d'Orleans, Anne of Austria, Marie de Medicis, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, and Henri Jules de Bourbon.

Collection History

Archival Appraisal Information:

No appraisal information is available.

Access & Use

Access Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Conditions for Reproduction and Use:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Credit this material:

Marriage Contract Between Louis de Bordeau and Louise Lore; Francis C. Brown Collection of French Royal Marriage Contracts, C0610, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
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