Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part VII

Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library Part VII

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Franz II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, patent of nobility granted to Andreas da Mula, manuscript on vellum, Vienna, 17 March 1821

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FRANZ II, EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA. Manuscript patent of nobility granted to Andreas da Mula, bestowing the rank of Graf (duke), Vienna, dated 17 March 1821


AN ATTRACTIVE PATENT OF NOBILITY CREATED FOR GRAF ANDREAS DA MULA, GRANTED BY FRANZ II (1768-1835), EMPEROR OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE.


This patent of nobility was issued to the Venetian Andreas de Mula for his services to the Emperor Franz II of the Holy Roman Empire (Franz I of Austria), Napoleon's later father-in-law and last Emperor of the Holy Roman empire. The patent grants Andreas de Mula the rank of Duke (Graf) of the kingdom of Austria with all its rights and duties.


Franz II acceded to the throne during a time of great political upheaval in Europe caused by Napoleon's unquenchable thirst for power. His rule was cut short by the defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz which led to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire but he stayed in power as emperor of Austria, Franz I. During the Napoleonic wars, Franz took a stance against Napoleon but continued to suffered defeats after Austerlitz and took a grave personal hit when his daughter Marie-Louise of Austria was wedded by proxy to Napoleon on 10 March 1810. Yet, neither Napoleon's hold over Europe nor the alliance was not meant to last, as the Corsican Emperor abdicated on 12 April 1814, allowing Marie-Louise to return to Austria.

Please note that any lots with a † (single dagger) symbol on the printed catalogue should instead have a ‡ (double dagger) symbol, as per the online catalogue.

Patent of nobility on vellum, 7 leaves, with illuminated heraldic device of the recipient on 5r, 367 mm x 307 mm, elegant frontispiece reading 'Wir Franz der Erste' and printer's signature 'Franciscus Mayer fecit 1757', ornate engraved borders on fol. 1v and 2r, hand painted borders after, intricate calligraphic work, 5r bearing coat of arms of the newly created duke flanked by a fantastical chimaera in front of an Italianate landscape, all contained within a golden frame headed by the coat of arms of the Lombardy-Venetian Kingdom (snake devouring child and the lion of St Marc) flanked to the left by the lion rampant of the de Mula family and to the right by the coat of arms of the kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, 7r with signatures and attestations.


acquisition: Purchased in 1979 in New York. references: Piero Guelfi Camaiani, Dizionario araldico, ed. Ulrich Hopeli, Milano, 1921, pp. 239-40.

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