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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 90.00 €
Type : LOUIS-CHARLES DE BOURBON-EU
Date: 1742
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,47 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Aucune raison de penser à une refrappe sauf un minime décentré au droit, sinon les coins sont parfaits, la tranche sans problème
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LOUIS CH. DE BOURBON C. D’EU DUC D’AUM. G. M. DE L’ART..
Obverse description : Buste drapé et cuirassé de Louis-Charles de Bourbon-Eu, le cou couvert d’un foulard.
Obverse translation : (Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d’Eu, duc d’Aumale, grand maître de l’artillerie).
Reverse
Reverse legend : ET JAM RUGITU TERRITAT ORBEM - ARTILLERIE / 1742.
Reverse description : Lion en fureur de face ; à l'exergue en deux lignes : ARTILLERIE / 1742.
Reverse translation : (Et aussitôt il effraye la terre par son rugissement).
Commentary
Ce jeton manque à Feuardent : le droit existe au n° 1097 mais le revers est absent. Il est signalé en cuivre dans Florange et apparaît en argent dans Corre.
Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d’Eu, est le second fils de Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine et fils légitimé de Louis XIV et de Madame de Montespan. Très aimé de son père, le duc du Maine reçut rang immédiatement après les princes du sang et fut nommé grand maître de l’artillerie. Il obtint aussi les principautés d’Aumale et de Dombes. Louis-Charles, déjà comte d’Eu, reçut l’héritage de son frère aîné, Louis-Auguste, tué en duel en 1755.
This token is missing from Feuardent: the obverse exists at no. 1097 but the reverse is missing. It is reported in copper in Florange and appears in silver in Corre. Louis-Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu, is the second son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine and legitimized son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Much loved by his father, the Duke of Maine received rank immediately after the princes of the blood and was named Grand Master of the Artillery. He also obtained the principalities of Aumale and Dombes. Louis-Charles, already Count of Eu, received the inheritance of his elder brother, Louis-Auguste, killed in a duel in 1755
Louis-Charles de Bourbon, comte d’Eu, est le second fils de Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine et fils légitimé de Louis XIV et de Madame de Montespan. Très aimé de son père, le duc du Maine reçut rang immédiatement après les princes du sang et fut nommé grand maître de l’artillerie. Il obtint aussi les principautés d’Aumale et de Dombes. Louis-Charles, déjà comte d’Eu, reçut l’héritage de son frère aîné, Louis-Auguste, tué en duel en 1755.
This token is missing from Feuardent: the obverse exists at no. 1097 but the reverse is missing. It is reported in copper in Florange and appears in silver in Corre. Louis-Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu, is the second son of Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, Duke of Maine and legitimized son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Much loved by his father, the Duke of Maine received rank immediately after the princes of the blood and was named Grand Master of the Artillery. He also obtained the principalities of Aumale and Dombes. Louis-Charles, already Count of Eu, received the inheritance of his elder brother, Louis-Auguste, killed in a duel in 1755
Historical background
ARTILLERY
Before Louvois, the artillery was entrusted to civilian contractors who provided the men and equipment for each gun in battery for a given price. It came under a grand master of the artillery, a charge created under Charles VII, which belonged to Sully from 1599 to 1610 or to the Duke of Meilleraye under Richelieu. With Louvois, the artillery became an integral part of the army and was protected by the regiment of the king's riflemen. Ranks in the artillery were more accessible to commoners than in other regiments, advancement was given on merits and talents. Until the 18th century, the equipment left much to be desired with different calibers, different carriages and different wheels. The standardization and modernity of artillery will owe much to J.-B. de Gribeauval, Inspector General of Artillery since 1776. At the end of the 18th century, French artillery will be the first in Europe and this superiority will explain the victories of the Revolution.
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