BOURBON-SICILES (de), Marie-Amélie (1782-1866)
Autograph letter signed with her initials to Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy
[Claremont, United Kingdom], 29 Jan. 1852, 1 p. in-8°
« I had no doubt of the feelings your loyal heart would have experienced in such a circumstance »
Fact sheet
BOURBON-SICILES (de), Marie-Amélie (1782-1866)
Autograph letter signed with her initials to Narcisse-Achille de Salvandy
[Claremont, United Kingdom], 29 Jan. 1852, 1 p. in-8° on thin paper
Mourning stationary, with envelope [filled by secretary], black wax seal
Affectionate letter from the deposed queen to one of her loyal supporters
« Recevez, je vous prie tous les remerciements de mes enfants, et les miens pour votre lettre du 24 de ce mois, et faites les agréer enfin à Mme de Salvandy. Je ne doutais pas des sentiments que votre cœur loyal aurait éprouvés dans cette circonstance, et l’expression m’en a été fort agréable. Puissais-je [sic] de même vous dire un jour que vous avez été un bon prophète et vous en remercier de tout mon cœur. En attendant recevez l’assurance de tous mes sentiments pour vous.
MA »
Marie-Amélie, from the Italian branch of the House of Bourbon-Anjou, joined the younger branch of the French royal family by marrying Louis-Philippe d’Orléans in 1809, who was then the first prince of the blood. Initially the Duchess of Orléans, she became Queen of the French in 1830 when her husband ascended the throne as Louis-Philippe I. She would remain the last queen France ever had.
Narcisse-Achille, Count of Salvandy (1795-1856), who served as Minister of Public Instruction under the government of François-Pierre Guizot, remained a loyal supporter of the royal couple after the rise of the Second Empire.
Provenance:
Private collection