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Heraldic manuscripts,
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La Maison de Croy

A volume, [1690s], of biographies, painted armorials and pedigrees of various branches of the Croy family.
It begins with Stephen, third son of king Bela III of Hungary (c. 1148-1196) and father of Mark of Hungary the alleged founder of the Croy family, and ends with Philip Emmanuel de Croy, count of Solre (1611-1670).

Les Rois de France

A volume, [1690s], of heraldry and pedigrees of the kings of France and their queens, from the semi-legendary Pharamond to Louis XIV, including painted armorials, brief biographies and, when known, pedigrees for their queens.
It lists the Merovingian, Carolingian, Capetian, Valois, Orleans and Angoulême kings (pp. 1-122), followed by the Bourbon family from its medieval origins to king Louis XIV (pp. 127-209). This is followed by entries for French princes and cadet branches connected with the Bourbons (Condé, Montpensier and others) (pp. 212-349).