Decree with signature of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy -
Handwritten decree in Italian with original signature of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Prince of Piedmont.Issued in Chambery and dated March . This administrative document deals with legacies to the Este family to the extent of 200 sacks of grain (400 scudi).With certificate of authenticity (COA).Size 29 x 40 cm.Handwritten on watermarked laid paper with paper seal of the prince, in good overall condition. Small woodworm damage that does not affect the text.¶ Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy, called the Great and nicknamed by his subjects Testa di Fuoco (Fire head) because of his manifest military tendencies and known by some authors aas il Gobbo (the hunchback) (Rivoli, January – Savigliano, July ), son of Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy and Margaret of France, was Marquess of Saluzzo (), Duke of Savoy, Prince of Piedmont, and count of Aosta, Moriana and Nice from to . He was also titular ruler of Cyprus and Jerusalem. Read More