6 - HÜE (François). Signed letter to Frédéric Fuzier, first deputy to the King’s prosecutor at the court of Privas. Paris, November 5, 1814. 1 p. in-4, printed with handwritten additions, printed letterhead “Décoration du Lys.”

HÜE (François). Signed letter to Frédéric Fuzier, first deputy to the King’s prosecutor at the court of Privas. Paris, November 5, 1814. 1 p. in-4, printed with handwritten additions, printed letterhead “Décoration du Lys.” “I have the honor to inform you, Sir, that the King has deigned to grant you the Fleur-de-lis; you are therefore authorized to wear it...” A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE CROWN EVEN IN EXILE, FRANÇOIS HÜE (1757–1819) first served as a chamberlain to the King (1787) and later as chief valet to the Dauphin (1791). He proved himself a trusted servant in times of turmoil, demonstrating courage and devotion, particularly during the days of insurrection on June 20 and August 10, 1792. He maintained a correspondence with the king and queen while they were imprisoned at the Temple, which led to his own imprisonment on two occasions, in 1792 and 1794. He was subsequently authorized by the Directory to accompany Madame Élisabeth to Austria as part of an exchange and remained with her in Vienna and Mittau, where she married the Duke of Angoulême. He then served the couple as commissioner-general of their household, while also carrying out a dangerous mission for Louis XVIII in Hamburg. Upon returning to Paris with the royal family in 1814, he was tasked in March 1815 with securing the Crown jewels and transporting them to safety outside France. During the Second Restoration, he resumed his duties as the king’s valet, to which were added those of Treasurer General of the Military Household and the Private Estate—he was created a hereditary baron in 1818. In 1808, he published a famous memoir in London, *The Last Years of the Reign and Life of Louis XVI*.