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CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907)

L.A.S.: "Clémentine", Laeken, July 9, 1840, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie of the French (1782-1866), 2 pages, in-folio, text in French, folds, foxing. "Our return to Ardennes has been decided, my dear Maman, and I am delighted as you can well believe, we shall leave on Tuesday at 6 a.m., traveling by rail to Liège, then from there by carriage along the beautiful Meuse valley to Ardennes and from Ardennes to Paris then G... Mézière and Reims, arriving on Wednesday around 9:30 or 10:30 in the evening. Louise was a little tired from her day, so we left yesterday evening at 9.1/4, to let her go to bed early. The children had dined at the table and were charmingly sweet and sensible. In the morning, Aumale left at 6 for Ghent with Il..., returning for dinner. ...Léopold gave him a ... in the green wing, we have...here with sorrow, Aumale wanted to write to you this morning in order to stop the thing if there is still time to sell what he had left here of the Duchy of Roussillon, beautiful land situated in a pretty country. A historical mass full of memories he is sorry for and is not the only one, there was only one priest yesterday in the cabinet of Louise, of ... The Duchy of Roussillon is a beautiful and good historic land that Aumale is very sorry to sell like so many others. The weather is bad today, it's cold and raining, but I hope it's only temporary. He wrote me an excellent letter yesterday which touched me deeply. I have nothing more to add from here my dear Mother, Léopold ... yesterday a letter deeply from V R to know when she would have the Nemours, we have not yet ... yesterday's answer as final, wanting to know the effect produced for the letters written by the day before yesterday, in August, she can not receive them. I hear that Pan's case for Africa has been settled, I'm delighted, I think it will be excellent for him. Louise has a little ... here ... about pecuniary matters, I hope her words have had some effect. Please tell the Queens that I was careful to speak in the sense that he would have indicated to me, but that he would have written to Louise that he would not charge her with any curious message, that he must remember that he said nothing to me, which she seemed extremely disappointed about. Adieu, my dear Maman, I kiss you with all my heart, I would so much like to see you here with us! My love to Father, my love to the whole family including the two dear beautiful sisters."

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CLÉMENTINE, princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1817-1907)

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