fjt_116140 - VENDÔMOIS - VENDÔME Jeton Cu 28, Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme et général des galères 1705
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Price : 48.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2014)
Price : 48.00 €
Type : Jeton Cu 28, Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme et général des galères
Date: 1705
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire, patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : LOUIS. DUC. DE. VENDOSME. GENERAL. DES. GALERES.
Obverse description : Écu de Bourbon-Vendôme moderne (de France au bâton péri en bande et chargé de trois lionceaux) couronné, posé sur un manteau et avec les attributs de général des galères.
Reverse
Reverse legend : NON FLUCTUS IGNESQUE MORANTUR.
Reverse description : Amphitrite dans une coque allant à gauche, traînée par deux hippocampes ; à l’exergue : GALERES./ 1705.
Commentary
Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme est le fils de Louis, duc de Mercœur et de Laure Mancini, né en 1654. Duc de Vendôme en 1669, il fait l’expérience du feu en 1672 en Hollande puis en Franche-Comté et en Alsace. Délaissant l’hôtel de Vendôme qui fut vendu et détruit par Louvois pour y créer une “place des conquêtes” (actuelle place Vendôme), il s’installe à Anet où sa cour est brillante. Soldat valeureux, il est à Steinkerque, et devient commandant en chef en Catalogne en 1695. IL donne surtout toute sa mesure dans la guerre de Succession d’Espagne face au prince Eugène, son cousin germain. En 1710, il est appelé en Espagne par Philippe V et bat rapidement les Impériaux et les Anglais. Devenu Grand d’Espagne, il est aussi fait prince du sang par Philippe V et est enterré, suite à une maladie d’estomac mortelle, à l’Escorial à côté des deux Don Juan d’Autriche.
Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, was the son of Louis, Duke of Mercœur and Laure Mancini, born in 1654. Duke of Vendôme in 1669, he experienced fire in 1672 in Holland, then in Franche-Comté and Alsace. Abandoning the Hôtel de Vendôme, which was sold and destroyed by Louvois to create a “Place des Conquérants” (now Place Vendôme), he settled in Anet where his court was brilliant. A valiant soldier, he was at Steinkerque and became commander-in-chief in Catalonia in 1695. He especially showed his full potential in the War of the Spanish Succession against Prince Eugene, his first cousin. In 1710, he was called to Spain by Philip V and quickly defeated the Imperials and the English. Having become Grandee of Spain, he was also made a prince of the blood by Philip V and was buried, following a fatal stomach illness, at El Escorial next to the two Don Juans of Austria.
Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, was the son of Louis, Duke of Mercœur and Laure Mancini, born in 1654. Duke of Vendôme in 1669, he experienced fire in 1672 in Holland, then in Franche-Comté and Alsace. Abandoning the Hôtel de Vendôme, which was sold and destroyed by Louvois to create a “Place des Conquérants” (now Place Vendôme), he settled in Anet where his court was brilliant. A valiant soldier, he was at Steinkerque and became commander-in-chief in Catalonia in 1695. He especially showed his full potential in the War of the Spanish Succession against Prince Eugene, his first cousin. In 1710, he was called to Spain by Philip V and quickly defeated the Imperials and the English. Having become Grandee of Spain, he was also made a prince of the blood by Philip V and was buried, following a fatal stomach illness, at El Escorial next to the two Don Juans of Austria.