- AISNE. 1597. Castle of LA FÈRE (02). Exhibit signed by François de MANVILLE, Captain of a Company of one hundred men of war at Pied Français holding garrison for the King's Service in the City of LA FÈRE, and Lieutenant in the government of the Castle of the said LA FÈRE. Parchment (14 x 31 cm) made at the Château de LA FÈRE on March 14, 1597. Stamp of the Cabinet d'Hozier. Received from the Treasurer of the Province of PICARDIE the sum of 33 Sunny Ecus, one third in cash, "for our state & appointment of Lieutenant at the Château de LA FÈRE." (The Château de La Fère, built for Marie de Luxembourg and attached to the Crown estate from 1596. One wing remains, an interesting example of Renaissance brick and stone architecture in Picardy).
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