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Richard Colston, Anne (Queen Mother of France), Marie-Thérèse (Queen of France),...
Catalogue reference: SP 78/117
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This record is about the Richard Colston, Anne (Queen Mother of France), Marie-Thérèse (Queen of France),... dating from 1663 in the series Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- SP 78/117
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1663
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Richard Colston, Anne (Queen Mother of France), Marie-Thérèse (Queen of France), Baron Holles, C Richard, John Trevor, René Petit, Duke of Orleans, Sir David Inglish, John Wescomb and John Launce
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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SP 78
Secretaries of State: State Papers Foreign, France
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