ULFELDT, CORFITZ.

Apologie de Messire Corvix Ulefeldt, Grand-Maistre du royaume de Dannemarc opposée à la fausse relation de Copenhague qu'on a publiée sur ce qui s'est passé au procez des nommez Dina et Walter instruit et poursuivy audit lieu contre les formes ordinaires.

Rouen, Caillove, 1653.

8vo. In contemporary full vellum. Miscolouring to extremities and small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Four line annotation in contemporary to front free end-paper. Internally nice and clean. (12), 417 pp.

First French translation of Ulfeldt's account of Dina Vinhofer who accused Corfitz Ulfeldt and Leonora Christine of plotting to poison King Frederik III in 1650. Ulfeldt was acquitted, Vinhofer sentenced to death. Later, Ulfeldt was charged with misconduct and fled Denmark in 1651. The case reflects the fierce court intrigues during Frederik III’s rise to power.

Order-nr.: 62280