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Auction 04 - No Reserve Timed Auction of International Autographs and Manuscripts
Lot 63:
HISTORY - BONAPARTE Elisa (1777 - 1820) - Autograph letter signed - Napoleonica
Description
Sister of Napoleon I, who awarded her the title of Grand Duchess of Tuscany. In 1797, she married Félix Baciocchi, a former captain in the Royal-Corse. She was the only sister of Napoleon to have had any real political influence. Autograph letter signed, dated Lucques 20.01.1809 to Marie Louise “A. S. A. L’Archiduchesse de l’Empire” The sister of Napoleon writes: “Je remercie votre Altesse de l’intérêt qu’elle a bien voulu prendre à ma santé. Mon indisposition n’a pas eu de suite et à l’exception d’un peu de faiblesse qui m’est resté, je me porte assez bien…”.
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