Lot n° 488
Estimation :
300 - 400
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MARIE-AMÉLIE (1782-1866) Queen of the French, wife of Louis- - Lot 488
MARIE-AMÉLIE (1782-1866) Queen of the French, wife of Louis-Philippe. 5 L.A.S. (2 initialled), 1815-1826; 6 pages in-8, 3 envelopes.
Richmond June 8, 1815. She rejoices at the news "that our dear Lady Isabelle was happily delivered of a son", to whom her husband is willing to give his name with that of Ferdinand: "so he will be doubly dear to me bearing the names of the beings I love best"; they ask the Duke of Leinster to represent them at the christening. She announces that "Madame returned yesterday from Ghent"; in Paris, "it appears that the Assembly of the Field of May passed very quietly, and that Buonaparte does everything to win over the Chambers, and to enthuse the Army; and on the other side, alas! one does the opposite. The war is going to start this week, they say [...] I think of all the unfortunate people it will bring, and of all the evils it will bring to this poor France. In the meantime, I have the happiness to see my father restored on his throne "...
To Mrs Forbes. Twickenham August 24, 1815, to postpone their party by one day, as tomorrow her husband is "obliged to go to a great dinner given by Cte de La Châtre to celebrate the King's feast"... September 8, inviting her and her daughter to come and dine "with us" before returning to town. October 19. Congratulations on the birth of a grandson: she will hasten to give the news to her husband. "Called by the King to be at the opening of the Chambers, which was to take place on 25 February, he was obliged to leave immediately; I fear that business will not allow him to return any time soon, and this is a real sorrow for me"...
Neuilly 21 October 1822. Sending a sum of money for Élise Valmont, and the address of a cabinetmaker who "made very nice chairs for the Dsse de Berri at 18 frs each"... Randan 30 June 1826. Authorization to spend a week in Neuilly, in their absence, to take river baths for sprains: "it disturbs the rules that we have established, but for this object we agree with pleasure"...
A letter from the Dowager Duchess of Orleans, to the First President Baron Séguier, is attached.
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