Token - Louis-Joseph de Bourbon - Duke of Vendôme and general of the galleys (copper) 1711 front Token - Louis-Joseph de Bourbon - Duke of Vendôme and general of the galleys (copper) 1711 back
Token - Louis-Joseph de Bourbon - Duke of Vendôme and general of the galleys (copper) 1711 photo
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Token - Louis-Joseph de Bourbon - Duke of Vendôme and general of the galleys copper

1711 year
Copper 6.44 g 28 mm
Description
Location
France
King
Louis XIV (1643-1715)
Type
Utility items › Counter tokens
Year
1711
Composition
Copper
Weight
6.44 g
Diameter
28 mm
Shape
Round
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#324615
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Quiver filled with arrows, placed on the ground

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AD JUSSA PARATÆ
GALERES.
1711

Edge

Plain

Comment

Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, Duc de Vendôme was the son of Louis, Duc de Mercœur and Laure Mancini, born in 1654. Duke of Vendôme in 1669, he experienced fire in 1672 in Holland, then in Franche-Comté and Alsace. He abandoned the Hôtel de Vendôme, which was sold and destroyed by Louvois to create a "Place des Conquêtes" (today's Place Vendôme), and settled in Anet, where his court was brilliant. A valiant soldier, he was at Steinkerque, and became commander-in-chief in Catalonia in 1695. He showed his mettle in the War of the Spanish Succession against Prince Eugène, his first cousin. In 1710, he was called to Spain by Philip V and quickly defeated the Imperials and the English. Becoming Grand of Spain, he was also made Prince of the Blood by Philip V and, following a fatal stomach illness, was buried at the Escorial next to the two Don Juan d'Autriche.