Lot 112
Black Prince- Edward, (Prince of Aquitaine and Wales, 1330-76)
"The Black Prince"
£625
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 17 June 2020 at 11:00 BST
Description
Charter granting to the Benedictine Monastery of St. Mary's, Silver Maior [Notre Dame de la Sauve-Majeure in the Gironde, founded 1077], rights relating to a weekly market, held on Thursdays, manuscript on vellum, in Latin, 9 lines, a little surface wear though still legible, folds, cut at foot, some wear and staining, vellum losses, ?lacks signature, 134 x 325mm, 30th July 1365; and attached to the remains of a larger document in French related to the same grant, v.s.
Footnote
Note: Edward, the Black Prince, eldest son of Edward III was created Prince of Aquitaine in 1362. Internal disputes between various lords in Aquitaine often resulted in appeals to King Edward or his liege lord, Charles V in Paris. In 1366 Prince Edward embarked upon a successful campaign to restore Pedro the Cruel to the throne of Castile but during the campaign the Prince was struck down with chronic dysentery and returned to Bordeaux a sick man. In 1370 due to yet another dispute Charles V of France invaded Aquitaine and the prince insisted, ill as he was, in take part in the fighting. During the ensuing war he besieged Limoges and massacred the inhabitants. He returned to England in 1371 and handed back the principality to his father in 1372.
