Title: Military Letter from Louis XV announcing the post of lieutenant of militia for the generality of Soisson. Manuscript on Paper with secretarial signature of Louis XV and signature of his Secretary of State for War, Claude le Blanc, March 1727
Condition: Very Good
An early 18th century military letter from King Louis XV, agreeing to and announcing the post of lieutenant of militia for the generality of Soisson.
This letter bears the secretarial signature of Louis XV and is countersigned by the Secretary of State for War, Claude le Blanc. There are two cut slits where seals would have been placed.
Also known as “the Beloved”, Louis XV was king of France and Navarre, and reigned over the kingdom from 1715 until his death in 1774, being the second longest in France’s history, only to be exceeded by his father Louis XIV. He was the only king of France to have been born and died within the Palace of Versailles. Although he was nicknamed “Beloved” early into his reign, the public opinion soured over the years of corruption reports, and ill-fated wars, all of which cumulated towards a weakened France and Louis XVI inheriting a kingdom that desperately needed reform, all of which ended with the French Revolution.
One manuscript on paper, 24 x 36 cm
This manuscript is in very good shape, with minor rubbing and creasing to the top of the letter. There is some foxing and toning to the paper.