Copies of letters from Louis XV and members of the French ministry to Charles Francois D’Iberville, Frnech minister in London (1713-1717)
The letters were intercepted by the British government and apparently once in the possession of Charles, 2nd Viscount Townshend, at that time Secretary of State for the Northern Department. Includes a few similar letters to others and also one of 1710 from Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke to Townshend.
Dates
- Creation: 1715-1716
Extent
313 Leaves
Language of Materials
- French
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. Dep. c. 394]
Shelfmark:
Dep. c. 394
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20998
Abstract
Copies of letters from Louis XV and others to Charles Francois D’Iberville
Biographical / Historical
Louis XV (1710-1774), King of France, succeeded to the throne in 1715 aged five. From 1715-1723 France was ruled by Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, as regent. Charles Francois D’Iberville (1653-1723), Marquis de La Bonde, was a French aristocrat and diplomat. For further details see Recueil des Instructions XXV.2 Angleterre, tome 3, 1698-1791, par Paul Vaucher, pp. 135 ff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Deposited by Mrs. J. Wynne, 1970.
Subject
- Title
- Copies of letters from Louis XV and others to Charles Francois D’Iberville
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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