Lot 55
Isabella Clara Eugenia -- Archduchess of Austria, Regent of the Low Countries and Claimant to the Thrones of England and France (1566-1633) Daughter of Philip II of Spain and his 3rd wife Elizabeth of Valois. She was a claimant through her father (whose first wife was Mary Tudor) as the Catholic heir to England after the execution of Mary Queen of Scots (1587) and through her mother to the throne of France after the murder of her uncle, the French king Henry III (1589). On her betrothal to Albert, archduke of Austria, she received as dowry joint sovereignty with Albert of the Low Countries, with the stipulation that if they had no children, the throne would revert to the Spanish crown. Upon Albert's death in 1621, she ruled as regent for her nephew, King Philip IV of Spain, until her death.
Document signed "A Isabel" as Regent of the Low Countries, one page, in French, 11¾ x 8½", September 1630. Addressed to "My Cousin," the term which monarchs often used to address each other. Isabel's paper seal is present. Light toning and soiling; mounting remnants on verso at top and bottom. Estimate Value $300 - UP
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