Venice: April 1540

Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1873.

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'Venice: April 1540', in Calendar of State Papers Relating To English Affairs in the Archives of Venice, Volume 5, 1534-1554, (London, 1873) pp. 83. British History Online https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/venice/vol5/p83 [accessed 25 April 2024]

April 1540

April 28. Original Letter Book of Francesco Contarini in St. Mark's Library. 213. Francesco Contarini, Venetian Ambassador with the Emperor, to the Signory.
On my way hither I met the Countess Palatine, the sister of the Duchess of Milan, and according to what I heard from her attendants it is believed that the said Duchess Dowager will marry the Duke of Cleves and Juliers, who is here at the Emperor's Court; and concerning this they are awaiting certain replies from England.
Ghent, 28th April 1540.
[Italian.]
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