{"product_id":"france-strasbourg-charles-of-lorraine-1593-1607-silver-1603-teston-toned-79","title":"FRANCE STRASBOURG Charles of Lorraine (1593-1607) Silver 1603 Teston  Toned (79)","description":"Ungraded\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cfont rwr=\"1\" style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/resized-images.crazylister.com\/68747470733a2f2f696d672e6372617a796c69737465722e636f6d2f35383630382f696d616765732f6c6f676f322835292e706e673f76657273696f6e49643d5f695235775254556a5736497a53305f54792e524c376649764f6c347a727834\/auto\/82.png\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 18.6667px; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrance .Strasbourg \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSilver 1603 Teston of  Charles of \nLorraine 1593-1607\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObverse: bust left in clerical robe;\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e Reverse: arms of Alsace below a \ncardinal's hat.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVF Condition. Toned. 8.64g.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles of Lorraine (1 July 1567 – 24 \nNovember 1607) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz (from 18 July 1578) and \nStrasbourg (from 1 July 1592). Pope Sixtus V made him a cardinal-deacon in 1589, \nand in 1591 gave him the titular church of Sant'Agata dei Goti. He regularly \nserved as stadtholder (regent) for his father in the duchies of Lorraine and \nBar.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCharles was born at Nancy, the capital of Lorraine. He was the second son of \nDuke Charles III and Claude de France, daughter of King Henry II. He studied at \nthe University of Pont-à-Mousson, which his father had founded, and at the \nUniversity of Trier before moving to the Sorbonne in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCharles was marked out for a career in the church. He was appointed bishop while \nstill a child. He received canonries in the cathedrals of Trier, Cologne, Mainz \nand Strasbourg. He was also elected abbot of the abbeys of Gorze, Clairlieu, \nSaint-Mihiel, Saint-Vincent in Metz and Saint-Victor in Paris.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAs bishop of Metz, Charles instituted the Tridentine reforms with the help of \nthe Society of Jesus. He presided over a diocesan synod in 1588, whereat the \nMinims and Capuchins were established in Metz. On 23 June 1591 he was appointed \napostolic legate for the \"Three Bishoprics\" (Metz, Verdun and Toul) that fell \nunder French rule.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1592, there was a disputed episcopal election in the diocese of Strasbourg. \nThe local Protestants chose Johann Georg von Brandenburg, while the Catholic \ncanons fled to Saverne. There, on 9 June, they elected Charles, one of their own \nsince 1585, as bishop in opposition to Georg. The result was a war between the \nrival factions that lasted until 1604. On 1 July Pope Clement VIII confirmed \nCharles as administrator of the diocese of Strasbourg.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nAt Saverne, Charles was joined by his 20-year-old brother Francis, who brought \nwith him forty cavalrymen. During his time at Saverne, raising troops for war, \nhis treasury, managed at Paris by Stefano del Poggio, disbursed 15,386 \nfrancs.[3] His first invasion, in 1592, was stopped by Protestant forces under \nChristian of Anhalt. In 1593, he spent another 35,392 francs on a military \ncampaign in Alsace.[3] In September 1593, through the mediation of King Henry IV \nof France, the bishopric was divided between the contending prelates: seven \ndistricts, including Saverne, went to Charles. This division persisted until \n1604, when Georg ceded his rights to Charles, who became sole bishop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn 1596, following the example of Charles Borromeo, Charles made his first \npastoral visit to Strasbourg. In 1597 he oversaw the production of a new missal \nfor the Catholic clergy. In 1597 he founded a Jesuit novitiate in Nancy. He \npromoted the pilgrimage sites of Mont Sainte-Odile and Marienthal Priory in \nHaguenau. In 1603 Charles was confirmed by Clement VIII as the primate of \nLorraine with his seat and primatial church in Nancy. Following the end of the \nwar in 1604, Charles held a diocesan synod in 1605.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nCharles died at Nancy and was buried in the primatial church, today the \ncathedral.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e REF 30 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eYOU WILL RECEIVED THE SAME COIN AS PICTURED.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"WCPGSubHead\" style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 11px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14pt;\" align=\"center\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eALL COINS ARE AUTHENTIC AS DESCRIBED.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e \u003cbr\u003eListed with ExportYourStore.com","brand":"eNumismat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68158449484020,"sku":"REF 30 279","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/8600\/4103\/files\/57_fd784dc8-788a-44e0-96a3-9695a149a3b1.jpg?v=1794459990","url":"https:\/\/enumismat.com\/products\/france-strasbourg-charles-of-lorraine-1593-1607-silver-1603-teston-toned-79","provider":"eNumismat","version":"1.0","type":"link"}