Imperial Moves Over Sardinia Fiefs at Pla Centia
From Paris letters report Count Kevenhuller arrives at Pla Centia with Espada to establish limits on Fiefs, under Emperor Ferdinand's investiture plan. Sardinian King to gain immediate possession, pending formal investiture, while Seraval Castle dispute heads to arbitration. Extreme Provence heat triggers fevers. Duke and Duchess d Antin host a grand 76th wedding anniversary feast for court nobles.
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Etters
Lodi
Count Kevenhuller
Placentia
d’Espada
Duke de Noailles
S. M. Paffarini
Sardinia
Kevenhuller
Ferdinand
Victor Amadeus I
Victor Amadeus
Leopold
House of Savoy
Seraval
France
Provence
d’Antin
Scottish Widow's Widowhood Sparks Strange Edinburgh Riot
In Edinburgh last week Jean Aire widow of Alexander Herdman died. A mob attacked the garrison while creditors claimed property. Herdman argued he had married his beloved before the funeral, and after examination the authorities declared them married. They walked away hand in hand amid a crowd, their fate uncertain as creditors and officials weigh the implications.
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Edinburgh
Jean Aire
Alexander Herdman
Laft
Sarah Stark
Mr. Herdman
Cafe Ftood
Sally
Leas
Felicity
Tunbridge
Wright
Christ-Church, Spittlefields
Brazen-Nose College
Cambridge
Pritchard
M. del Campos
St James’s Church
Lifton
Mr. Philips
Brook-street
Grosvenor Square
Hillingdon
Middlesex
Richard Arundel
His Majesty’s Works
Wills
Board of Works
Westminster
Jerusalem Chamber
Tracey Keck
Robert Tracey
Ely
Tewksbury
Gloucestershire
Susan Hamilton
Randolph
Bettesworth
Battersea
Preston
Lancashire
William Townley
Mapp
Epsom
Lord Gower
Lord Lynn
Hampton Court
Lord Petre
Essex
Lisbon
John Norris
England
Maidenhead Thickes
Royal London items mix art, death, and society
In London a royal reception features Hangings from the late Earl of Cadogan and a plan to display works in Hampton Court drawing room. The Earl of Isla helps arrange a royal library with a catalog. The Queen visits Walpole’s collection as judges plan a bill on church repairs. Social notices include marriages, deaths, and public announcements across London and surrounding towns.
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Earl of Cadogan
Hampton Court Palace
Earl of
Isla
St. James’s House
Kent
Robert Walpole
Cockpit
Whitehall
Sir Robert
House of Peers
Herbert
Henry Arthur Herbert
Ludlow
Palmer’s Green
James Mendal
Queen’s Head Tavern
Paternofter Row
Edmonton
Jonathan Key
Cheapside
Farringdon
St. Michael Fetterlane
Charles Wager
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London Evening-Post
Paris
Scotland
London
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