Charles duc de LORRAINE. 1365-1431. Known as Le Hardi, godso - Lot 122

Charles duc de LORRAINE. 1365-1431. Known as Le Hardi, godson of King Charles V, known for having taken part in the crusades in Tunis with the Duke of Bourbon, in Livonia with the Teutonic Knights, defeated the Duke of Orléans in 1407 who had come to attack his lands; in 1429, he gave Joan of Arc an escort to Chinon to meet the King. L.S. "à nos nostre amé et féal serviteur maistre Loys Maroton. Louvain, January 26 (1417). 1 p. in-8 oblong, postmark in margin, address on verso, traces of stamps. Enmargé document, discreet restorations to folds. The Duke tells his secretary Louis Maroton that he is pleased with his services, but that he does not intend him to be a burden on the Emperor's Court any longer.