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Repository	Ushaw College Library
Ref No	UC/LC/P6/4
Title	Letter from King Charles II to the Queen Regent [Luisa of Medina-Sidonia]
Date	[?6 May 1661]
Level	Item
Description	asking for Catherine of Braganza's hand in marriage, wanting the proposal to be kept secret, requiring a speedy and categorical reply, and praising Francisco de Mello (later the marques de Sande) in his role as extraordinary ambassador. At this stage only de Mello and Russell (de Mello's secretary) are privy to the marriage proposal. Copy or draft in Russell's hand
Related Material	Prestage, Edgar, The diplomatic relations of Portugal with France, England, and Holland from 1640 to 1668, p.146;
AccessConditions	Open for consultation.
Language	English

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