King Philip II Signed Letter to his Brother Octave Farnese Justice

  

King PHILIP II - Signed letter to his "brother" Octave FARNESE - Justice. King of Spain, Naples and Sicily, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Milan and sovereign prince of the Netherlands. Also king of Portugal and king consort of England from 1554 to 1558 due to his marriage to Mary Tudor. Signed letter "Yo el rey", Madrid, June 1, 1560, 1 page folio, coat of arms seal under paper, address on the back. Letter addressed to Octave Farnese ("Duque Octavio Farnese mi muy caro y muy amado hermano"), "brother" of Philip II through his marriage to Margaret of Austria, daughter of Charles V.

Traces of wear and tear (some ink oxidations and small holes). Signed letter in which Philip II interferes in the justice of the Duke of Parma and Piacenza by asking him to review a sentence given against certain "cavalleros y vasallos" (knights and vassals).

He thus affirms his quality as sovereign and lord over the duchy of Parma and Piacenza, which has the status of an imperial fief.] Hiernonimo duque mi muy caro y muy amado hermano.

El conde de Valmarana, our nobleman of the house, has made us understand that due to a certain dispute in Plasencia between Antonio Maria Terzi, count of Sissa, Juan Bautista Apiano de Aragon, Claudio Mazzi, and other knights from Cremona against Antonelo Rosso, in which the said Antonelo allegedly was the aggressor, you have outlawed and confiscated the properties of the said count of Sissa and his associates. Supplicating us to write to you about it, and trusting in the said count of Valmarana's request, as well as the fact that some of the said defendants are vassals and the others are our devoted and loyal followers, we have deemed it appropriate.

We earnestly request that you hear them in their justice, and that you ensure that they are not aggrieved but receive favor and benefit from our respect, as we trust will happen due to the said reasons. We will receive it with great satisfaction if justice allows it [.

" The Valmarana family is a patrician family from Venice, created Palatine counts of Nogara by Emperor Charles V, a title recognized by the Venetian government. The Terzi family is a noble family from Parma, which has had significant roles as podestas, captains, and governors of Padan cities, counts of Tizzano and Castelnuovo, lords of Parma and Reggio since the 14th century. Good condition - sent by registered mail.