HISTORY - D'ORLEANS Henri (1822 - 1897) - Autograph letter signed

Aumale became an infantry officer and saw active service in the French conquest of Algeria and in 1847 was appointed as its Governor-General. After the French Revolution of 1848, he went to live in England, where he pursued historical interests. The Franco-Prussian War enabled him to return to France, where he was elected to parliament and the Académie française. In 1872, he returned to the army as a Divisional General, and from 1879 to 1883 was inspector-general of the army.
Autograph letter signed, dated 31.12.1864, to a lady: "...les photographies sont charmantes, les dessins très fins (…) et le traducteur, puisque c'est ainsi qu'il veut être appelé, mérite assurémenet autant d'éloges que les artistes...". 2 pp. In-8.