LOUIS XV - Octroi du commandement de la Bretagne au maréchal d'Estrées - 1720

Rare commission granted by the Regency Council to Marshal Victor Marie d'Estrées to serve as commander-in-chief in Brittany. Signed piece 'Louis' (secretary), countersigned by Phélypeaux. Paris, July 3, 1720. Parchment, 33 x 50 cm.

[...] We have deemed it impossible to give this command to anyone who can better fulfill it than you, based on the trust we place in your worth and ability in matters of arms, zeal, fidelity, and devotion to our service, of which you have given proof on all occasions that have presented themselves [...].