{"product_id":"1678-vienna-diplomatic-letter-signed-italian-manuscript-from-the-habsburg-court-original-wax-seal-september-24-1678","title":"1678 Vienna Diplomatic Letter Signed – Italian Manuscript from the Habsburg Court – Original Wax Seal – September 24, 1678","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3389\" data-end=\"3555\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original seventeenth-century Italian diplomatic letter written at \u003cstrong data-start=\"3458\" data-end=\"3468\"\u003eVienna\u003c\/strong\u003e and dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003e24 September 1678\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the reign of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3522\" data-end=\"3554\"\u003eHoly Roman Emperor Leopold I\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3557\" data-end=\"3915\"\u003eAddressed to an \u003cstrong data-start=\"3573\" data-end=\"3596\"\u003eIllustrious Marquis\u003c\/strong\u003e associated with \u003cstrong data-start=\"3613\" data-end=\"3640\"\u003eMonferrato (Montferrat)\u003c\/strong\u003e, the letter concerns ongoing diplomatic communications and negotiations. The writer acknowledges receipt of earlier correspondence, assures the recipient that negotiations are progressing with diligence and fidelity, and promises further reports at the earliest opportunity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3917\" data-end=\"4180\"\u003eWritten in an elegant Italian chancery hand, the manuscript remains folded in its original letter format with the address panel intact and retains its \u003cstrong data-start=\"4068\" data-end=\"4095\"\u003eoriginal black wax seal\u003c\/strong\u003e, an increasingly uncommon survival on seventeenth-century diplomatic correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"4425\"\u003eThe document dates from the closing stages of the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4232\" data-end=\"4252\"\u003eFranco-Dutch War\u003c\/strong\u003e, when Vienna served as the diplomatic center of the Habsburg Monarchy and maintained extensive correspondence with the Italian states. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4427\" data-end=\"4713\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4427\" data-end=\"4436\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 September 1678\u003cbr data-start=\"4454\" data-end=\"4457\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4457\" data-end=\"4467\"\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vienna\u003cbr data-start=\"4474\" data-end=\"4477\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4477\" data-end=\"4490\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Italian\u003cbr data-start=\"4498\" data-end=\"4501\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4501\" data-end=\"4512\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autograph manuscript letter with integral address leaf\u003cbr data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4570\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4570\" data-end=\"4579\"\u003eSeal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original black wax seal intact\u003cbr data-start=\"4610\" data-end=\"4613\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4613\" data-end=\"4627\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent, with original folds, clean paper, strong ink, and attractive presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4715\" data-end=\"4917\"\u003eAn exceptional display piece from the golden age of European diplomacy, appealing to collectors of Habsburg history, Italian states, seventeenth-century manuscripts, and early diplomatic correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"otQkpb\" aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-animation-nesting=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-sae=\"\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0px 12px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe Origin of the Signature \/ Paraph\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIHhAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eThe text explicitly mentions \u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\"Our Imperial recognition\"\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eImperial Nostro riconosciento\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e) and \u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\"Our grace\"\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem class=\"eujQNb\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003ela grazia Nostra\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"n6owBd awi2gc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-hveid=\"CAEIIxAA\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 12px 0px 16px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003eBecause the letter was sent from the Imperial Court in Vienna to a regional Italian governor, this structural wording means the text was issued directly from the chancellery of the Holy Roman Emperor, \u003cstrong class=\"Yjhzub\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-processed=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; 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