VITTORIO EMANUELE II ANNOUNCES THE BIRTH OF QUEEN MARGHERITA OF ITALY VITTORIO EMANUELE II (1820-1878, from 1861 First King of Italy)

Finely penned Document signed, as King of Sardinia and Duke of Savoy, in Italian with translation, to the President of Peru, (José Rufino Echénique, 1808-1887, President 1851-1855), saying he takes great pleasure "in informing You that on the 20th of the present month, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Genoa, Our Most Dear Sister-in-law, has happily given birth to a Princess who has received the names of Margherita Maria Teresa Giovanna", sure that the President will share his joy, renewing his own assurance of "esteem and friendship", and his wishes for "the prosperity of Peru", signed also by the Marquis d'Azeglio, (1798-1866, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 1849-1852), 1 side folio and conjugate blank, Turin, 26th November closed tear along three quarters of central fold, between lines but touching four letters, other slight tears in blank margin, small slit for ribbon in blank portion near top right and corresponding small hole in conjugate blank

In 1868 the young Princess Margherita (1851-1926) married Vittorio Emanuele II's son and successor Umberto I, (1844-1900). The Duchess was a daughter of the King of Saxony. The King's brother Ferdinando, (1822-1855, first Duke of Genoa), was an Admiral who left a more famous son Tommaso (1854-1931) to carry on in the Navy.
Azeglio, who was also an artist and novelist, was a key figure in the first stages of the reunification. He declined the premiership offered by Carlo Alberto, as that would mean signing the peace treaty with Austria. Vittorio Emanuele's first premier in 1849, he maintained the constitution, and, most importantly for the movement, the liberty of the press when reaction was setting in all over the rest of Italy. He brought the young Cavour into the cabinet, with whom he had some differences, but recommended as his successor, Cavour always consulting him on matters of government.

Item Date:  1851

Stock No:  52569      £525

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