Ferdinand I, and Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperors | Series of seven letters

Ferdinand I and Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperors

7 letters sent to or from Ferdinand I or Rudolph II

i) Ferdinand I, letter signed, as king of Hungary and Bohemia, to the Assembly of Lower Austria, dealing with the situation of winegrowers there, 25 January 1534, 3pp., integral address panel, remains of red wax seal

ii) Imperial High Commissioner of Friuli, letter, to Ferdinand I, referring to tensions which developed between the Hapsburgs and the Republic of Venice, 3 April 1563, 2 pp., integral address panel, four small papered seals

iii) Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, letter signed, to Antonin, Archbishop of Prague, regarding holy relics, 28 April 1570, 2pp., integral address panel with papered seal

iv) Ernst, brother of Rudolph II, letter signed, to Rudolph II, about a Polish nobleman, Vienna, 7 October 1578

v-vi) Rudolph II’s Prague Chancery, two letters signed, to Archduke Charles in Graz, concerning the establishment of a mail route between Graz and Venice, Prague, 1 April-5 June 1579

vii) Rudolph II’s Prague Chancery, letter signed, to his brother Carl, referring to Austro-Venetian differences of mercantile policy, Prague, 21 September 1579

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Harmers, New York, 11 December 1997, lot 1195