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MARIE-AMÉLIE, princesse de Bourbon-Siciles, reine des Français (1782-1866)

L.A.S.: "M", Paris, January 26, 1845, addressed to his daughter, Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1817-1907), bearing no. 129, 1 page, folio, on headed paper with her monogram embossed under crown, text in French, foxing and folds, small tears, but overall good condition. "I want you to write (...) Before you leave, my dear child, I want to thank you for your letter of yesterday and tell you that we await you with joy and impatience at 4 a.m. I will be under the (...), God grant that tomorrow the weather will be better than today and that the dear little one will not catch a cold, nor you either, I beg you to cover yourself well for the road, especially to have (....) You will find us all old and the children well and so great ....bien heard the young, (...), the Nemours are charming (...) and he and Aumale his gone the day before yesterday and do me so much harm, alas for me all days are poisoned, it me ... of world and it's good. Adieu, bon voyage, au plaisir de nous réunir dans 48 heures."

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MARIE-AMÉLIE, princesse de Bourbon-Siciles, reine des Français (1782-1866)

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