Showing posts with label President Viole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label President Viole. Show all posts

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Kristina's letter to the Prince de Condé, dated December 1654

Source:

Histoire des princes de Condé pendant les XVIe et XVIIe siècles, volume 6, page 698, published by Henri d'Orléans, duc d'Aumale, 1892


The letter:

Monsieur mon cousin, j'ay prié le président Viole de vous faire relation de ce qui s'est passé entre moy et le Sr Chanut, ambassadeur du roi de France; je l'ay informé de tout et ne doute pas qu'il ne vous fasse un fidèle rapport de ce qui s'est passé. Je serois ravie d'avoir occasion de vous tesmoigner combien je suis réellement vostre amie et de pouvoir travailler aux intérests des deux couronnes avec quelque succès. Je l'entreprendroy si tost que je saurois qu'ils auront mes soins agréables et je m'estimeroy heureuse de pouvoir tesmoigner en cette rencontre combien je suis véritablement
Monsieur mon cousin, vostre très affectionnée cousine et amie.

With modernised spelling:

Monsieur mon cousin,
J'ai prié le président Viole de vous faire relation de ce qui s'est passé entre moi et le sieur Chanut, ambassadeur du roi de France; je l'ai informé de tout et ne doute pas qu'il ne vous fasse un fidèle rapport de ce qui s'est passé. Je serais ravie d'avoir occasion de vous témoigner combien je suis réellement votre amie et de pouvoir travailler aux intérêts des deux Couronnes avec quelque succès. Je l'entreprendrai si tôt que je saurai qu'ils auront mes soins agréables, et je m'estimerai heureuse de pouvoir témoigner en cette rencontre combien je suis véritablement,
Monsieur mon cousin,
votre très affectionnée cousine et amie

Swedish translation (my own):

Monsieur min kusin,
Jag har bett president Viole att ge Er en redogörelse om vad som har hänt mellan mig och monsieur Chanut, ambassadören för konungen av Frankrike; jag har informerat honom om allt, och jag tvivlar inte på att han skall ge Er en trogen rapport om vad som har hänt. Jag skulle vara glad över att få möjligheten att visa Er hur uppriktig Er vän jag är och att med viss framgång kunna arbeta för de två Kronornas intressen. Jag skall åta mig det så snart att jag vet att de kommer att få min trevliga vård, och jag skall anse mig glad över att i denna rencontre kunna betyga om hur mycket jag verkligen är,
Monsieur min kusin,
Er tillgivnaste kusine och vän

English translation (my own):

Monsieur my cousin,
I have asked President Viole to give you a relation of what has happened between me and Monsieur Chanut, the ambassador of the King of France; I have informed him of everything, and I have no doubt that he will give you a faithful report of what has happened. I would be delighted to have the opportunity to show you how truly your friend I am and to be able to work for the interests of the two Crowns with some success. I shall undertake it so soon that I will know that they will have my pleasant care, and I will consider myself happy to be able to testify in this rencontre how much I truly am,
Monsieur my cousin,
your most affectionate cousin and friend


Above: Kristina.


Above: Louis II de Bourbon, the Prince de Condé.

Note: In accordance with the nobility's ideals in the early modern era, kings and queens considered themselves siblings; when talking to someone of a lower rank than their own, they would refer to that person as "my cousin", regardless of whether or not they were related.

Sunday, May 24, 2020

Excerpt from President Viole's letter to Jacques Carpentier de Marigny on Kristina's conversion, dated November 10/20 (New Style), 1655

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 183, published by Thomas Birch, 1742

... The queen Christina hath at last made open profession at Inspruck, and hath given advice thereof in a letter to his highness. It is eight years since that she made it in private; and seeing she could not keep her crown with this religion, she had rather forsake it than not follow the true religion, which is the Roman catholic. After all this, what have you to say?

With modernised spelling:

Brussels, November 20, 1655. [N. S.]
... The Queen Kristina hath at last made open profession at Innsbruck and hath given advice thereof in a letter to His Highness. It is eight years since that she made it in private; and seeing she could not keep her crown with this religion, she had rather forsake it than not follow the true religion, which is the Roman Catholic. After all this, what have you to say?

French translation (my own; doubling as a reconstruction of the original):

Bruxelles, le 20 novembre 1655. [Nouveau style.]
... La reine Christine a enfin fait profession publique à Innsbruck et en a donné avis dans une lettre à Son Altesse. Il y a huit ans qu'elle l'a fait en privé; et, ne pouvant conserver sa couronne avec cette religion, elle a préféré l'abandonner plutôt que de ne pas suivre la vraie religion, qui est la religion catholique romaine. Après tout cela, qu'avez-vous à dire?

Swedish translation (my own):

Bryssel, den 20 november 1655. [Nya stilen].
... Drottning Kristina har äntligen gjort öppen bekännelse i Innsbruck och har givit råd därom i ett brev till Hans Höghet. Det är åtta år sedan hon gjorde den privat; och eftersom hon inte kunde behålla sin krona med denna religion, ville hon hellre överge den än att inte följa den sanna religionen, som är den romersk-katolska. Efter allt detta, vad har Ni att säga?


Above: Kristina.

Saturday, May 16, 2020

Excerpt from English translation of President Viole to Monsieur Marigny, dated October 27/November 6 (New Style), 1655

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 115, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at Indiana University

... The queen Christina, who is a catholic in her heart, is to make public profession there of at Inspruck; and the pope will present her in the quality of a queen. He is sending four nuncios to her, to meet her upon the confines of the ecclesiastical territories, and the cardinals de Medici and Hesse two miles from Rome.

With modernised spelling:

Brussels, November 6, 1655. [N. S.]
... The Queen Kristina, who is a Catholic in her heart, is to make public profession thereof at Innsbruck; and the Pope will present her in the quality of a queen. He is sending four nuncios to her to meet her upon the confines of the Ecclesiastical territories, and the Cardinals de' Medici and Hesse two miles from Rome.

Reconstruction of the French original (my own translation):

Bruxelles, le 6 novembre 1655. [Nouveau style.]
... La reine Christine, catholique de cœur, fera profession publique à Innsbruck; le pape la présentera en qualité de reine. Il envoie quatre nonces à sa rencontre aux confins des territoires ecclésiastiques, ainsi que les cardinaux de Médicis et de Hesse, à deux milles de Rome.

Swedish translation (my own):

Bryssel, den 6 november 1655. [Nya stilen.]
... Drottning Kristina, som är katolik i sitt hjärta, skall offentligt bekänna detta i Innsbruck; och påven kommer att presentera henne i drottningskvalitet. Han skickar fyra nuntier till henne för att möta henne inom de Kyrkliga territoriernas gränser, och kardinalerna de' Medici och Hessen två mil från Rom.


Above: Kristina.

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Excerpt of English translation of President Viole's letter revealing Kristina's conversion to Catholicism, dated September 8/18 (New Style), 1655

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 4, page 20, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at Indiana University

... The queen of Sweden was to depart to-day, but she doth not go now till tuesday next. It is said here (but privately) that the queen is a catholic.

With modernised spelling:

Brussels, 18 September 1655. [N. S.]
... The Queen of Sweden was to depart today, but she doth not go now till Tuesday next. It is said here (but privately) that the Queen is a Catholic.

Reconstruction of the French original (my own translation):

Bruxelles, le 18 septembre 1655. [Nouveau style.]
... La reine de Suède devait partir aujourd'hui, mais elle ne partira que mardi prochain. On dit ici (mais en privé) que la reine est catholique.

Swedish translation (my own):

Bryssel, den 18 september 1655. [Nya stilen.]
... Sveriges drottning skulle avresa idag, men hon reser inte förrän nästa tisdag. Det sägs här (men i hemlighet) att drottningen är katolik.


Above: Kristina.

Excerpt of English translation of President Viole's letter to Henri de Taillefer de Barrière mentioning Kristina's plans to stay in Brussels, dated December 30, 1654/January 9, 1655 (New Style)

Source:

A Collection of the State Papers of John Thurloe, Esq;, volume 3, page 54, published by Thomas Birch, 1742; original at the University of Michigan

... The queen of Sweden intends to stay here all this winter. She hath hired the house of Egmond to live in. We never go to visit her. I believe you know the reason. ...

With modernised spelling:

Brussels, the 9th of January, 1655. [N. S.]
... The Queen of Sweden intends to stay here all this winter. She hath hired the house of Egmont to live in. We never go to visit her. I believe you know the reason. ...

Reconstruction of the French original (my own translation):

Bruxelles, le 9 janvier 1655. [Nouveau style.]
... La reine de Suède compte passer l'hiver ici. Elle a loué la maison d'Egmont pour y vivre. Nous n'allons jamais lui rendre visite. Je crois que vous en connaissez la raison. ...

Swedish translation (my own):

Bryssel, den 9 januari 1655. [Nya stilen.]
... Sveriges drottning har för avsikt att stanna här hela vintern. Hon har hyrt Egmonts hus att bo i. Vi besöker henne aldrig. Jag tror att Ni vet anledningen. ...


Above: Kristina.


Above: Lodewijk Filips (Louis-Philippe), Count of Egmont.