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1/4 Ecu - Francis and Louise-Marguerite
| Issuer | Principality of Château-Regnault (French States) |
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| Year | 1605-1614 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central shield bearing the quartered arms of Bourbon and Lorraine, surmounted by a royal crown. The dexter quarters display the fleurs-de-lis of Bourbon, while the sinister quarters bear the barrulets and eagle of Lorraine. The shield is set within a beaded inner circle, with the Latin legend running continuously around the periphery identifying the joint rulers Francis of Bourbon and Louise-Marguerite of Lorraine. |
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| Obverse lettering | F BOVRB LVD MARGAR LOTH L M (Translation: Francis of Bourbon and Louise-Marguerite of Lorraine.) |
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Château-Regnault was a tiny principality on the Meuse in the Ardennes, and its right to strike coin was perpetually contested by the French crown. Francis of Bourbon-Conti held the title, and his wife Louise-Marguerite of Lorraine — daughter of the Duke of Guise assassinated at Blois in 1588 — brought enough political weight to the marriage that their joint coinage carried unusual dynastic significance for so small a territory. The principality lost its minting privileges definitively when Louis XIII absorbed it into the French royal domain in 1651.