Live auction - fjt_1099379 - DUCHY OF LORRAINE - CHARLES III THE GREAT DUKE CHARLES III LE GRAND DUC 1594
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| Estimate : | 50 € |
| Price : | 25 € |
| Maximum bid : | 25 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 February 2026 18:17:28 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : CHARLES III LE GRAND DUC
Date: 1594
Metal : red copper
Diameter : 27,5 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 4,54 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron avec quelques faiblesses de frappe
Predigree :
Collection Henri Labouret
Obverse
Obverse legend : GECT DES COMPTES DE LORRAINE ET DE BAR.
Obverse description : Huit écus dont celui de Lorraine aux alérions couronné entourant deux C enlacés contenant une croix de Lorrraine.
Reverse
Reverse legend : .+.LVX FVGAT VT TENEB. SIC ORDINE CVNCTA RESVRGVNT // À L’EXERGUE : .15-94..
Reverse description : Soleil dans les nuages et corne d'abondance. Au bas, l'écusson de Bassompierre, cerné de .15-94..
Reverse translation : La lumière se dérobe pour que les ténèbres réapparaissent, selon l'ordre de toute chose.
Commentary
La place de l'écu de Bassompierre signale le rôle privilégié de ce personnage dans les affaires lorraines. Chevalier de Malte, il fut le conseiller écouté du duc Charles III dont il géra les finances Il devint ensuite celui du roi de France Henri III, du moins jusqu'à l'assassinat du duc de Guise à Blois.
The position of the Bassompierre shield indicates the privileged role of this character in Lorraine affairs. Knight of Malta, he was the trusted advisor of Duke Charles III whose finances he managed. He then became that of the King of France Henry III, at least until the assassination of the Duke of Guise in Blois.
The position of the Bassompierre shield indicates the privileged role of this character in Lorraine affairs. Knight of Malta, he was the trusted advisor of Duke Charles III whose finances he managed. He then became that of the King of France Henry III, at least until the assassination of the Duke of Guise in Blois.
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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