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Manuscript/Mixed Material Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Letter to Queen Catherine de Medici of France

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Title

  • Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Letter to Queen Catherine de Medici of France

Names

  • The King [Antonio, Prior of Crato, pretender of Portugal]

Created / Published

  • Rochester

Headings

  • -  New Spain
  • -  Kings and rulers--records and correspondence
  • -  Manuscripts

Genre

  • Manuscripts

Notes

  • -  He expresses his desire to see the Queen personally, but mentions the necessity which had forced him to move to Rochester, as will be explained to the Queen more at length by Pedro de Oro. Signed.

Medium

  • 2 leaves

Source Collection

  • Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American documents, 1433-1877

Repository

  • Manuscript Division

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Online Format

  • pdf
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Chicago citation style:

The King Antonio, Prior Of Crato, Pretender Of Portugal. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Letter to Queen Catherine de Medici of France. Rochester, 1500. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-14418/.

APA citation style:

The King Antonio, P. O. C. (1500) Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Letter to Queen Catherine de Medici of France. Rochester. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-14418/.

MLA citation style:

The King Antonio, Prior Of Crato, Pretender Of Portugal. Hans Peter Kraus Collection: Letter to Queen Catherine de Medici of France. Rochester, 1500. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/mss31013-14418/>.