ROTHELIN (François d'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE, Marquis of). - Lot 144

ROTHELIN (François d'ORLEANS-LONGUEVILLE, Marquis of). 1513–1548. Grandson of the Count of Dunois, a military leader under Francis I, and husband of Jacqueline de Rohan. P.S. Beaugency, April 24, 1540. 1 oblong folio of vellum (34 x 27.5 cm), titled on the reverse. Acknowledgment and acceptance of a deed “of fealty and vassalage in respect of our castellany of Beaugency,” granted to Pierre Derval, son of the late nobleman Jehan Derval and Françoise de Patay, formerly his wife, in regard to and on account of the site known as la Grand-Maison, situated in the parish of the said Ouzoures le marché [Oussouer-le-Marché]. Document signed “François” as Count of Neufchâtel and Montgommery, Viceroy of Chastelaillon, Viscount of Mellung, Lord of Beaugency, etc. Former Charavay Collection 6669