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A SILVER TESTON `MORVEUX` OF CHARLES IX, Orléans, 1562, 9.384g, 6h. Ciani 1361. Very rare. Attractively toned. Struck by the Huguenots with silverware from the plundering of churches. Choice very fine. Former Baron Louis Chaurand (1913-2010) and Gustave Vallier (1815-1892) collections The Massacre of Vassy in 1562 provoked open hostilities between Catholics and Huguenots. A group of Protestant nobles, led by the prince of Condé and proclaiming that they were liberating the king and regent from `evil` councillors, organised a kind of protectorate over the Protestant churches. On 2 April 1562, Condé and his Protestant followers seized the city of Orléans. Their example was soon followed by Protestant groups around France.
A SILVER QUART D`ECU OF LOUIS XIII, La Rochelle, 1625, 7.669g, 12h. L4L -. Extremely rare. Struck by the Huguenots. Lightly toned. Very fine From 1568, La Rochelle became a centre for the Huguenots, and the city declared itself an independent Reformed Republic on the model of Geneva. This led to numerous conflicts with the Catholic central government.
A SILVER QUART D`ECU OF LOUIS XIII, La Rochelle, 1628, 7.623g, 3h. L4L -. Extremely rare. Struck by the Huguenots during the siege of the city. Lightly toned. Very fine The Siege of La Rochelle was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627-1628. During the siege, the population of La Rochelle decreased from 27,000 to 5,000 due to casualties, famine, and disease. Surrender was unconditional. By the terms of the Peace of Alais, the Huguenots lost their territorial, political and military rights, but retained the religious freedom granted by the Edict of Nantes. However, they were left at the mercy of the monarchy, unable to resist later when Louis XIV abolished the Edict of Nantes altogether and embarked on active persecution.
FRANCE, A SILVER `ECU A LA PERRUQUE` OF LOUIS XIV, Paris, 1686, 27.430g, 6h. L4L 235 (R3). Very rare. Old cabinet tone. Among the finest known. Choice extremely fine The beautiful hair of the king will be short-lived because, from 1658, he loses a big part further to a terrible typhoid. He shaved head and wore a wig till the end of his life. Forty wig makers were hired because he considered his wig so vital to his dignity that he never let anyone see him without it except his barber. Whether he kept it on in bed for the benefit of his many mistresses, there is no record...
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