1864 Official German to French Translation Stating the Count of Faletans Can Reside in Munich
10245On offer is an official translation from German to French from the Kingdom of Bavaria, confirming that Hyppolyte Thierry, Count of Faletans, a French citizen, poet, and the author of ‘Fables et Contes’, has legal right to reside in the Bavarian city of Munich. The document was drafted in March 1864.
An excerpt from the document follows:
Il vous est par les presentes donne acte que les conditions de domilcile ayant ete remplies vous avez ete ad mis comme bourgeois de cette ville en vertu d'un decret royal ayant forces de loi
[Translation: You are hereby given notice that the domiciliary conditions having been fulfilled you have been put as bourgeois of this city by virtue of a royal decree having the force of law…]
For a historian, this document is a tangible indication of how things such as residency between powers in Europe were handled in the mid-19th century.
The document is a single sheet that has been folded in half to create 4 pages. The document takes up 3 of the 4 pages. The paper is in very good condition and the handwriting is quite legible.The document measures 10 inches by 7 inches. This four page document is an official translation from German into French and bears the official seals of the translator.
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