ANTOINE, prince d'Orléans, duc de Montpensier (1824-1890). sixième et dernier fils du roi Louis-Philippe. Set of 25 L.A.S.: "Antoine d'Orléans", Sanlucar de Barrameda, Paris, Château d'Eu and Venice, dated September 10, 1879 to September 21, 1882, addressed to his sister, Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1817-1907), 93 pages, headed with his monogram of the Sanlucar residence, Château d'Eu, etc. Text in French, folds, traces of moisture, good overall condition. -San Lucar de Barrameda, February 9, 1882: "The letter of January 27, for which I cannot thank you enough, my dearest Clémence, found me in Madrid just as I was writing to you, and I wanted to wait to give you news of my return to the place I love so much, where I regret more and more every day that you could not decide to come this year! We are living wonderfully here, and as happy as we can be after this moment, in the sadness caused us by the death of poor Pepita Vallejo, taken in 4 days in Madrid by one of those pulmonias or pleurisies of the chest that has claimed more victims at the moment than Cholera. She was due to return here with us; on January 30, she was still doing her duty for Fernande [Infanta of Spain, wife of the Prince] and dining at the palace, and on February 7 she was dead! We lost in her a rare friend of 30 years Fernande a zealous and assiduous companion in devotion and I the last living memory of my beloved Christine [Marie-Christine her daughter, wife of King Alfonso XII]! And then Ramuna grew weaker and weaker, physically and morally, and Fernande found it very difficult to choose a lady! The elderly Calderon died at the Palace of the same illness and on the same day as Pepita: the Infanta Isabel is very saddened. We're still expecting the King, the Queen and their daughter on February 20. I think they will stay here until the 27th or 28th, then the three infantes will come in March; I don't know if Paquita [Francis of Assisi, husband of Queen Isabella II of Spain] will decide to come at the same time as them. I think the Flanders [Count and Countess of Flanders] will come in April. Our trip went wonderfully well (...) from Cordoba to the middle of the descent of Guadalupe. We heard mass at San Pedro between the tombs of Amélie and Christian; the statue of the latter is striking and so is what Millet has done: I am sending you the idea of these Tombs, very beautiful and very well rendered. Delighted to know Ferdinand that you will embrace for me in condition to leave Coburg where I had still addressed you my letter from Madrid, I hope you have as good weather in Vienna as here: it's really splendid. Everyone's health is perfect. Antoine is drawing in the garden at the moment, and Fernande sends her love and best wishes. So much to you. -San Lucar, March 1, 1882: "How good of you to write to me at such length, my dearest Clemence, and how pleased I was with your letter of February 18. Thank you for everything you said about poor Pepita's death, which touched us all so deeply. I have sent your message directly to the Majesties, who send me their warmest regards for you and yours, especially Ferdinand, whom we are all very happy to know is doing so well. We drank to his health on the 26th; I think he will have received my letter in time, and I'm still writing to you in Frium, even though there are rumors that you're about to leave for Corfu; I think you'll let me know when you want my letters to change direction. Chuita, who is very good and very kind and seems very happy with her stay here, was very touched by what you told me about her mother and her Paula Maria. I am overwhelmed only by the weight of all the arrangements for the trip, the stay and the movements of the Court, which never stops and which I must... and feed everywhere except in the City where we gave them splendid parties, the one in Jerez the day before yesterday, and especially the lunch of a hundred place settings in the great Botega de Gonzales where all the zena plants mingled with the barrel of wine and made a tropical garden in the middle of the horseshoe table, it was truly fabulous. I accompanied LL. MM. with Antoine, who is still with them today, and Eulelia in Fea. Fernande to the Admiral de la Camera, my orders to the King. We also both went to Puerto Santa Maria Chetila Chaver: Fernande only went to the entablatures de Bienfaisance and the cutlery with the Queen and Eulalia and to the Carnaval de la Piñata which was very successful and where the Bishop of Oviedo and all the parish priests attended and which finished at midnight. Cristian had a great time: there was also a beautiful pigeon shoot with many elegant ladies where the King won our prize, which gave him intense pleasure: he went on to win two autr