MARIE-AMÉLIE (1782-1866) Queen of the French,... Lot 211

MARIE-AMÉLIE (1782-1866) Queen of the French, wife of Louis-Philippe. 5 L.A.S. (2 initialled), 1815-1826; 6pages in-8, 3 envelopes. Richmond June 8, 1815. She rejoices at the news "that our dear Lady Isabelle was happily delivered of a son", to whom her husband is willing to give his name with that of Ferdinand: "thus he will be doubly dear to me bearing the names of the beings I love best"; they ask the Duke of Leinster to represent them at the christening. She announces that "Madame returned yesterday from Ghent"; in Paris, "it seems that the Champ de Mai Assembly passed off very quietly, and that Buonaparte is doing everything to win over the Chambers, and to enthuse the Army; and on the other side, alas! they are doing just the opposite. The war is said to be starting this week [...] I think of all the unfortunate people it will make, and all the evils it will bring upon poor France. In the meantime, I have the happiness of seeing my father restored to his throne"... To Mrs Forbes. Twickenham August 24, 1815, to postpone their party by one day, as tomorrow her husband is "obliged to go to a grand dinner given by Cte de La Châtre to celebrate the King's birthday"... September 8, inviting her and her daughter to dine "with us" before returning to town. October 19. Congratulations on the birth of a grandson: she will hasten to give her husband the news. "Called by the King to be at the opening of the Chambers, which was to take place on October 25, he was obliged to leave immediately; I fear that business will not allow him to return any time soon, and this is a real sorrow for me"... Neuilly October 21, 1822. Sends a sum for Élise Valmont, and the address of a cabinetmaker who "has made some very nice chairs for the Dsse de Berri at 18 frs each"... Randan June 30, 1826. Authorization to spend a week in Neuilly, in their absence, to take river baths for sprains: "it disturbs the rules we have established, but for this object we consent with pleasure"... Enclosed is a letter from the Dowager Duchess of Orléans, to the First President Baron Séguier.