Live auction - fjt_1099053 - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - CHARLES III THE GREAT DUKE CHARLES III LE GRAND DUC 1572
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 33 € |
| Maximum bid : | 34 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 February 2026 18:04:50 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : CHARLES III LE GRAND DUC
Date: 1572
Metal : copper
Diameter : 27 mm
Orientation dies : 7 h.
Weight : 4,78 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron avec des taches d’oxydation. Petite usure
Catalogue references :
Predigree :
Collection Henri Labouret
Obverse
Obverse legend : E - T ADHVC SPES DVRAT AVORVM 1572.
Obverse description : Dextrochère au-dessus des armes de Charles III de Lorraine, avec les C.
Obverse translation : Et l'espoir de ses ancêtres dure encore.
Reverse
Reverse legend : +SIC+ VOLV - ERE+ DII.
Reverse description : Trois alérions percés d'une flèche, deux croix de Lorraine accosté de branches de laurier et deux C couronnés.
Reverse translation : C'est ainsi que les jours se déroulent.
Commentary
Les trois alérions portés au revers trouvent une justification ancienne.
A la fin du Moyen-Age, on feignait de croire que les ducs de Lorraine descendaient d'un frère de Godefroy de Bouillon, Guillaume. Une légende voulait que Godefroy, après avoir conquis Jérusalem, vit trois alérions et les perça tous les trois d'un seul trait de son arc.
The three alerions worn on the lapel have an ancient justification. At the end of the Middle Ages, it was believed that the Dukes of Lorraine were descended from a brother of Godfrey of Bouillon, William. Legend has it that Godfrey, after conquering Jerusalem, saw three alerions and pierced all three with a single shot from his bow.
A la fin du Moyen-Age, on feignait de croire que les ducs de Lorraine descendaient d'un frère de Godefroy de Bouillon, Guillaume. Une légende voulait que Godefroy, après avoir conquis Jérusalem, vit trois alérions et les perça tous les trois d'un seul trait de son arc.
The three alerions worn on the lapel have an ancient justification. At the end of the Middle Ages, it was believed that the Dukes of Lorraine were descended from a brother of Godfrey of Bouillon, William. Legend has it that Godfrey, after conquering Jerusalem, saw three alerions and pierced all three with a single shot from his bow.
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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