PHILIPPE II OF SPAIN. Letter signed "Yo el rey", in Spanish, - Lot 22

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PHILIPPE II OF SPAIN. Letter signed "Yo el rey", in Spanish, - Lot 22
PHILIPPE II OF SPAIN. Letter signed "Yo el rey", in Spanish, countersigned by his secretary Juan de Idiáquez, addressed to the Duke of Parma Alexander Farnese, Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. Madrid, July 20, 1587. One p. folio, wax armorial seal under paper. In consideration of the fact that Juan Alonso de Berbegal had served for five years in Italy, the King accepts his request to serve in the Duke of Parma's army in Flanders, grants him a monthly gratuity of 8 ecus, and assigns him to the INFANTRY OF THE ELITE REGIMENTS, THE "TERCIOS" OF TERRIBLE REPUTATION. At the time, Alessandro Farnese was leading the armed struggle against the rebellious United Provinces on behalf of Philip II of Spain.
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