Lot 168
De Lévis, François-Gaston, Duc de Lévis -- Certificate of Nobility Signed by Montcalm's 2nd in Command in New France. (1719-1787) French noble and a Marshal of France. He was second in command to Montcalm in the defense of New France. After the surrender in 1760, he served in Europe. He was appointed Governor of Artois and in 1783 he was made a Marshal of France.
Document signed "Le M:r de Lévis," one page, 12½ x 8", Artois, June 27, 1776. A certificate of nobility for Charles Antoine Marie D'albuin, volunteer in the provincial regiment of Arras. He was born noble, in accordance with his baptismal document (not present) of Oct. 24, 1760 which was authenticated by the appropriate official of the town. With signatures of five other nobles, who signed as witnesses, and stamps of the Heraldic College of France, Archives of the Nobility, and of the Cabinet d'Hozier. Document tied with a blue ribbon at lower left. Light soiling, else fine. Ironically, de Lévis' widow and two of his three daughters were sent to the guillotine in 1794 because they were members of the nobility. De Lévis escaped only because he had died two years before the start of the French Revolution. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
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