Every day Sophie Dupre presents two items from her large stock of signed photographs, autograph letters, autographs for sale, royal memoralbilia and antiquarian manuscripts.
The photographs are presented with the catalogue descriptions.
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March 25
On This Day
On this day in 1581 the Portugese Cortes or Parliament, called Philip II King of Portugal. Philip was King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily and, during his marriage to Queen Mary I was King of England and Ireland. On her death in 1558 the throne went to her half sister Elizabeth I. Philip had no wish to sever his tie with England, and sent a proposal of marriage to Elizabeth but she delayed in answering and in the meantime he looked to other alliances.
In 1817 Tsar Alexander I recommended forming a Society of Israeli Christians. He was the first Russian King of Poland, reigning from 1815 to 1825, as well as the first Russian Grand Duke of Finland. He ruled Russia during the chaotic period of the Napoleonic Wars
ALEXANDER I (1777-1825, Emperor of Russia from 1801)
Fine decree document, in Russian with translation, signed ‘Aleksandr’, addressed to the Chapter of the Orders of Russia conferring Knighthoods on Cossack Captain Popov, for his aid during the fire of 1823 at the German colony of Sarepta on the Volga, and Councillor Ogarkov, 1 side folio, countersigned in the Settlement District of the 1st and 2nd Carabineer Regiments, 4th July 1825
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PHILIP II (1527-1598, King of Spain, Husband of Mary Tudor)
Letter in Spanish signed ‘Yo el Rey' - the King writing that, after having seen the information provided and having listened to what happened with minister (Domingo?) Alenya, confirms his full trust and asks him to continue the same way as he has always done, 1 side small folio, Lisbon, 2nd January worn on the folds, small piece missing at the seal not affecting the text1582
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