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ETIENNE DU MIRAIL DE MONNOT (D. 1735), AFTER JAMES II (1633-1701)
For my son the Prince of Wales
1692-c. 1700RCIN 1006012
This transcript by Etienne de Monnot is a copy of the advice written by James II for his son and Catholic heir, James Francis Edward Stuart (later known as the Old Pretender). Written during his exile, he advises his son against mistresses, drunkenness and ambition, but also to be steadfast in the Catholic faith. Cat. 214
Bibliographic reference(s)
cat. no. 156 (1385: La Cour des Stuarts à St Germain-en-Laye au temps de Louis XIV / Musée des Antiquités nationales de Saint-Germain-en-Laye)
