KARL ALEXANDER
(1818-1901, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1853)
LS 'Charles Alexandre' in French with translation,
thanking 'My dear Count' for his wishes, (Count POTOCKI, (Pototski), Polish Ambassador, the present letter being formerly with others addressed to him), thanking him for his good wishes to the Grand Duchess and himself, adding "You promise me to visit some time in March. Please believe that I will be delighted to see you", 1 side folio with conjugate blank, Weimar, 22nd April
two short closed tears in blank margins
Item Date:
1872
Stock No:
52693
£125
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KARL ALEXANDER
(1818-1901, from 1853 Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach)
LS, in French with translation, to Count Potocki (Pototski),
thanking him "for the good wishes you express ... on the renewal of the Year" and returning his own, "In case you are journeying abroad, I hope you will not fail to stop at Weimar ... I will receive you there with pleasure", 1 side 4to., Weimar, 19th / 31st December
Item Date:
1859
Stock No:
50225
£225
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KARL FRIEDRICH
(1783-1853, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1828)
Fine letter signed 'Charles Frédéric Grand-Duc de Saxe' in French with translation, to FERDINAND II ,
(1810-1859, King of the Two Sicilies from 1830), saying that "It is with the greatest distress, that I undertake the heavy duty of announcing to Your Royal Majesty the decease of Her Highness the Duchess Ida of Saxe-Weimar", (1794-1852), "born Princess of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of my brother his Highness Duke Bernard of Saxe-Weimar", (1792-1862), trusting that the king "will share in this sad occasion" and adding his "most emphatic wishes that providence may ... preserve Your Royal Majesty ... from such grievous loss", 1 side folio on mourning paper with conjugate blank and original envelope with seal (worn), Weimar, 4th April
Item Date:
1852
Stock No:
9980
£150
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KARL THEODOR
(1724-1799, Elector Palatine from 1741, Elector of Bavaria from 1777)
Letter signed 'Carlo Teodoro E.' in Italian with translation, to the playwright Marchese Francesco ALBERGATI CAPACELLI ,
(1728-1804), in Bologna, thanking him for "the good wishes which Your Most Illustrious Lordship has sent me on the occasion of the Feast of Christmas", assuring him "that I wish you in turn all happiness at all times", 1 side 4to. with address on conjugate leaf, large papered seal with full coat of arms, Munich, 6th January
short slits in margins from releasing the sealed wrapper
Item Date:
1796
Stock No:
9981
£185
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KARL WILHELM FERDINAND
(1735-1806, Duke of Brunswick-Luneberg from 1780)
Six Documents or Letters in German with translations, addressed to Professor Karl Franz Christian WAGNER,
(1760-1847), four signed 'Carl W F H[erzo]g.', one by his ministers G.S.A. v. PRAUN, (1701-1786), and J. v. HÖGEN, andanother is also signed by his finance minister J.B. FÉRONCE v. ROTENCREUZ, (1723-1799), and one copy document from the Duke and Féronce, showing the Duke's great interest in Education, particularly the Collegium Carolinum, Brunswick at a critical period. Founded by Karl I in 1745 and where the Duke himself had been a pupil, today the Technical University has 17,000 students. Two items are letters of appointment at the Carolinum, two thank Wagner for his edition of Shakespeare's Plays (8 volumes, Brunswick, 1797-1801), in all 13 sides folio and 2 sides 4to with conjugate blanks, Brunswick, 1781 -
Item Date:
1801
Stock No:
9168
£195
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