Maximilien-Joseph de BAVIERE. 1756-1825.... - Lot 82 - FW Auction

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Maximilien-Joseph de BAVIERE. 1756-1825.... - Lot 82 - FW Auction
Maximilien-Joseph de BAVIERE. 1756-1825. King of Bavaria, father-in-law of Prince Eugene de Beauharnais. Letter aut. signed to the Empress Joséphine. Nymphembourg, June 3, 1807. 2 pp. two-sheet in-4, in French. Beautiful family letter, thanking the Empress Josephine for having offered her exotic plants, and the birth of her granddaughter, Joséphine (future Queen of Sweden), first child of Prince Eugène and Eugene and Augusta of Bavaria. Madame my Sister and Cousin! Your Imperial Majesty never ceases to give me of kindness and friendship. The last shipment of exotic plants which was made to me by his orders is the proof (...). However, he joins in her grief at the cruel loss of his daughter, the Queen [death of Napoleon-Charles (1802-1807), son of Queen Hortense and Louis Bonaparte]. (...) We have been in the We have been in the same situation and consequently feel more keenly in such a situation. Our dear Eugene has that Your Imperial Majesty has deigned to accept me as godfather of our little girl, that she will allow me to offer her allow me to offer him the homage of my gratitude. Augusta is the happiest woman in the world, I have I have never doubted it, having your son as her husband (...); heir to your virtues, her happiness can only be perfect (…).
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