CHARLES X ANNOUNCES THE DEATH OF HIS OLDER BROTHER KING LOUIS XVIII
CHARLES X
(Philippe, Count of Artois, 1757-1836, King of France and Navarre, the Last King of France to be crowned at Rheims, May 1825, Leader of the Emigrés)
Fine Letter Signed, in French with translation, addressed “To my Brother and Cousin The King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies”
saying that “it is with the deepest sorrow that I announce to Your Majesty the loss of the King, my beloved and most honoured Lord and Brother, who died in the morning of the 16th of this month, at 4. The feelings of pity which so particularly distinguished the august head of our house gave him the courage to bear with calm and resignation until his last moments the sufferings he had felt for so long. Your Majesty, who knew his eminent virtues and the tender affection he had for all the members of his family, can appreciate the just regrets that such a fatal event causes me. The attachment that Your Majesty has always shown me and the blood ties that unite us give me the confidence that I will find in Her heart the consolation that mine needs and that She will share my deep pain. I make wishes that divine providence may remove from your Majesty’s family anything which could afflict Him and these wishes are as sincere as the assurances of the high esteem and inviolable friendship with which I am held...”, 1 side 4to., on mourning paper, St Cloud, 20th September
Item Date:
1824
Stock No:
42421
£775
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CHARLES HAS ONLY "ONE WISH WHICH IS TO DIE ON THE BATTLEFIELD AND NOT IN BED"
CHARLES XV
(1826-1872, King of Sweden and Charles IV of Norway)
Fine Autograph Letter Signed in French with translation to 'Madam'
saying he "received a letter from you last summer. It has given me great pleasure in proving to me that I am not outside the sphere of your remembrance and that you also remembered the once so happy times. You judge me, Madam, with the same sagacity of mind as in the past and yet time has had a wintry effect on this once poetical and ardent (fiery) heart. I would ask you to pardon the delay in my reply, but your request came at a moment when everything was at a standstill and it is only now that matters having become more settled that I am in a position to fulfil your wish, as I did not wish for a third person to be mixed up in this matter. I am glad that I have been able to help your son and I wish him all the best for the success of his talents. It is a pity that he has not become a soldier, it is the only calling where real glory can be gained and where one can think and act as a gentleman in spite of the materialism of our times. As for myself, I remain body and soul a soldier and I have only one wish which is to die on the battlefield and not in bed. I can see you smiling and saying to yourself 'he is still a madcap'. Well, I possess this madness and this hope, placing my destiny in the hands of Providence. Good-bye, Madam, I have chattered too much, but with you I have done it so often, that it has become second nature with me and overtakes me at a galloping pace. Mad or not, original if you like ...", 3 sides 8vo., on his crested letterhead, no place, no date
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0
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40903
£675
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[CHARLOTTE
(1860-1919, eldest daughter of Emperor Friedrich III, from 1878 wife of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's Grandchild)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Bangor,
showing the infant princess leant against a table with some sort of toy in her hand, 4½" x 2½", no place, no date,
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0
Stock No:
25463
£175
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[CHARLOTTE
(1860-1919, eldest daughter of Emperor Friedrich III, from 1878 wife of Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Queen Victoria's Grandchild)
Fine unsigned carte de visite photo by Neurdein,
showing the princess half length in profile wearing flowers in her hair and a pearl necklace, 4½" x 2½", no place, no date,
Item Date:
0
Stock No:
27686
£175
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[CHARLOTTE
(1896-1985, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg 1919-1964)]
Fine unsigned Portrait Postcard Photograph, by H.C. Kosel of Vienna,
showing her head and shoulders, in profile to the left, in a simple white dress and single row of pearls, her hair in an elegant French roll, 5½" x 3½", no place,
a few tiny marks in the margins and one or two in the blank background
Item Date:
1913
Stock No:
54842
£35
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