40.00 €(Approx. 47.20$ | 34.80£)
Quantity
Add to your cart
Type : Pour le duc d’Anjou Henri (futur Henri III)
Date: 1572
Metal : brass
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,13 g.
Obverse
Obverse legend : DEBELLANDIS. HOSTIBVS. GALLIAE. 1572.
Obverse description : Le duc à cheval, au pas à droite ; devant lui, un groupe de soldats debout.
Reverse
Reverse legend : HOSTIVM. VICTORVM. SPOLIA..
Reverse description : Trophée d’armes. A l’exergue, deux palmes.
Reverse translation : (Le ciel s'arme pour toi).
Commentary
Alexandre-Édouard fut duc d’Anjou entre 1566 et 1574. Il porta ensuite le prénom d’Henri et est le futur Henri III.
Alexander Edward was Duke of Anjou between 1566 and 1574. He then bore the first name of Henry and was the future Henry III
Alexander Edward was Duke of Anjou between 1566 and 1574. He then bore the first name of Henry and was the future Henry III
Historical background
ANJOU - GENTRY
4712
Anjou was formed into a county in 878 for Ingelger, founder of the Angevin dynasty from which came the Plantagenets and the English kings from Henry II. In 1203, the county was confiscated but it was given by will to Charles of Anjou, brother of Saint Louis in 1246. Thereafter, the matrimonial alliances of the princes of Anjou allowed the house to reign in different places in Europe : Naples, Hungary, Tarente, etc. In 1328, Anjou was again united to the crown by Philippe VI of Valois but again became a duchy in 1360 for the second son of Jean le Bon. The last descendant of this family, King René, died in 1481 and Anjou was definitively attached to the Crown in 1482, even if the title was still carried by several princes of the blood, such as the future Philippe V of Spain..
Report a mistake
Print the page
Share my selection
Ask a question
Consign / sellRelated articles
Full data
Your Recently Viewed Items
GALLIA BELGICA - REMI (Area of Reims) Potin au bucrane VF
121.00 €
GALLIA - CARNUTES (Beauce area) Bronze PIXTILOS classe II à la louve et au léz
50.00 €
BRUNEI Médaille, 25e anniversaire de l’accession au trône du Sultan Haji Has
60.00 €
BUILDINGS AND HISTORY Médaille, Manufacture Royale du Creusot, Cristallerie MS/
65.00 €
LIECHTENSTEIN - PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN - FRANCIS JOSEPH II 50 Franken 196
476.00 €
MINES AND FORGES Jeton Ar 34, fonderies et forges de la Loire et de l’Ardèche
170.00 €
cgbfr.com numismatists
