Live auction - fjt_1099481 - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - CHARLES III THE GREAT DUKE CHARLES III LE GRAND DUC 1559
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 61 € |
| Maximum bid : | 61 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 February 2026 17:59:26 |
| bidders : | 4 bidders |
Type : CHARLES III LE GRAND DUC
Date: 1559
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 26 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 4,19 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron avec un reste de rouge de frappe visible au revers. De l’usure sur les reliefs
Catalogue references :
F.7467 var. - Florange 230
Predigree :
Collection Henri Labouret
Obverse
Obverse legend : +QVO. FATA. TRAHVNT. ANNO CHRISTI. 1559.
Obverse description : Le jeune duc nu , monté sur Pégase au galop.
Obverse translation : Là où le destin l'emporte en l'année du Christ 1559.
Reverse
Reverse legend : FIRMA. SOLO. RADIX.
Reverse description : Un arbre dans le champ.
Reverse translation : Des racines solidement enfoncées dans le sol.
Commentary
Cette devise est celle de la famille de Saulx-Tavannes et de Henri Ier de Bourbon. Ce jeton diffère de celui décrit par Feuardent pour la date et le revers.
This motto is that of the Saulx-Tavannes family and of Henri I of Bourbon. This token differs from that described by Feuardent for the date and the reverse
This motto is that of the Saulx-Tavannes family and of Henri I of Bourbon. This token differs from that described by Feuardent for the date and the reverse
Historical background
DUCHY OF LORRAINE - CHARLES III THE GREAT DUKE
(1545-1608)
Charles III (1543-1608) is the son of François Ier (1544 -1545) and Christine of Denmark, the niece of Charles V. He was born in Nancy on February 18, 1543 and died there on May 14, 1608. Succeeding his father on June 12, 1545 under the regency of his mother, he was declared of age in 1555 and married Claude de France, the daughter of Henri II, in 1560. He tried to maintain strict neutrality between France and the Empire. Deeply Catholic, he fought fiercely against Protestantism. With the accession of François II and Marie Stuart, Guise by his mother, Charles enjoys a great credit at the court of France which is maintained under Charles IX. He founded the academy of Pont-à-Mousson and decided that the year would begin on January 1 from 1580. He embellished Nancy. From 1584, he joined the Holy League in order to overthrow his brother-in-law Henri III by helping and financing his cousin the Duke of Guise. After the death of Guise, then Henri III, he supported the Duke of Mayenne and signed peace with Henri IV in 1595. Henri, son of Charles, married Catherine de Bourbon, sister of Henri IV, in 1598. Charles died in 1608 in a peaceful Lorraine.
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