Carta hológrafa firmada de Francisco I a Carlos V. [Holograph Letter Signed from Francis I to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558), while Held Prisoner in Madrid]

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Creator

Francis I, King of France (Cognac, France, 1494-Rambouillet, France, 1547)

Title

Carta hológrafa firmada de Francisco I a Carlos V. [Holograph Letter Signed from Francis I to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558), while Held Prisoner in Madrid]

Coverage

Tower of Lujanes, Madrid

Date

1525

Subject

Manuscript on paper.

Description

Three letters deal with pivotal events in 1525-1526 following the disastrous defeat of Francis I and his army at the Battle of Pavia (25 February 1525) by the imperial army of Charles V. Francis I was taken prisoner and jailed in Madrid in the Tower of Lujanes. Writing to Charles V in 1525 while imprisoned, Francis I pleaded for mercy from Charles V, concluding, “Your good brother, and if it pleases you, slave.”

Tres cartas tratan de los hechos cruciales ocurridos en 1525-1526 tras la desastrosa derrota de Francisco I y su ejército en la batalla de Pavía (25 de febrero de 1525) por el ejército imperial de Carlos V. Francisco I fue hecho prisionero y encarcelado en Madrid en la Torre de Lujanes. Escribiendo a Carlos V en 1525 mientras estaba encarcelado, Francisco I suplicó clemencia a Carlos V y concluyó: “Tu buen hermano, y si te place, esclavo.”

Source

The Hispanic Society Library & Museum