BRAGANÇA (Dom Miguel, 1853-1927, Miguelite pretender, eldest son of Miguel I, 1802-1866, King of Portugal 1828-1834, Duke of)

Autograph Letter Signed in English to the travel writer V.C. Scott O'Connor, 1869-1945, thanking him for his book on Mandalay, and saying that "my brother in law, Duke Charles Theodor of Bavaria and my sister [Maria José] are both going out with me to Ceylon for the winter in the 'Derfflinger' ... from Genoa", he may vary it "by making the trip you spoke about" and perhaps even get to Burma where the book will be invaluable, "We had grand weather up in Scotland" for the marriage of his eldest son Dom Miguel to the American Miss Anita Stewart, at Castle Tulloch, near Dingwall, on 15th September, it is "a pure love match, in spite of what the papers said about the millions of the bride which only exist on paper", she is "very nice and well educated", he ends by hoping they will meet in India or Burma, 2 sides folio, Ryde, Isle of Wight, 22nd September

The Duke's father escaped from Portugal in 1834 after the civil war between the Miguelites (absolutists) and partisans of Maria II. In 1851 he married a German lady and brought up his family in Germany. Shortly after the present letter, Dom Miguel's mother died in a convent in Ryde (16th December 1909).

Item Date:  1909

Stock No:  51529      £125

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