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MARIA THERESA Document signed ("Maria Theresa"), in German, appointing Lieutenant-Marshal Anton Ignatz Grafen von Mercy d'Argenteau a General in the Artillery; 15 August 1753
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MARIA THERESA
Document signed ("Maria Theresa"), in German, appointing Lieutenant-Marshal Anton Ignatz Grafen von Mercy d'Argenteau a General in the Artillery; with flourished heading and a fine impression of Maria Theresa's papered armorial seal, 1 page, on paper, guard on verso, in attractive fresh condition, large 4to, 15 August 1753
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Anton Mercy d'Argenteau had been promoted lieutenant-marshal in 1741 for service against the Turks, and was made artillery general in 1753 following service in the War of Austrian Succession, being placed in supreme command of the Slovenian military frontier.





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