386 - ROYAL FAMILY OF BELGIUM

ROYAL FAMILY OF BELGIUM A substantial collection of archival materials concerning Prince Philippe of Belgium (1837–1905), Count of Flanders, his wife Marie-Louise-Alexandrine-Caroline of Hohenzollern (1845–1912), and their children, including the Duchess of Vendôme and her husband, the Duke of Vendôme, comprising: - The “Division of the Estate of His Royal Highness the Count of Flanders,” who died on November 17, 1905, in Brussels, between his wife Marie-Louise-Alexandrine-Caroline of Hohenzollern, Countess of Flanders, and their three children: His Highness Prince Albert of Belgium; Her Highness Princess Henriette-Marie-Charlotte-Antoinette of Belgium, assisted by her husband, Prince Philippe-Emmanuel d’Orléans, Duke of Vendôme; and Her Highness Princess Joséphine-Carola-Marie-Albertine of Belgium, represented by her husband, Prince Charles of Hohenzollern: “He has designated as his sole and only heirs and legal representatives his three children from his marriage,” drawn up in four original copies and signed at the Palace of Brussels on February 22, 1906, with the handwritten signatures of Marie, Countess of Flanders; Albert of Belgium; Henriette, Duchess of Vendôme, Charles, Prince of Hohenzollern, and Emmanuel d’Orléans, Duke of Vendôme. Large folio, handwritten in black ink, 9 pages, cover bound in black satin with gold lettering, ribbon in the Belgian tricolor; - a will of Prince Philippe-Emmanuel d’Orléans, Duke of Vendôme, in favor of his son Charles Philippe d’Orléans, Duke of Nemours, dated August 4, 1914, in Belmont, with the autograph signature of Prince Emmanuel d’Orléans. 2 pages, black ink on paper, with tears; - payment orders concerning the estate of His Grace the Duke of Vendôme, issued by the Administration of the Property and Affairs of the House of Orléans, signed by Administrator Pierre Doyen; - a handwritten letter “Simard,” dated January 2, 1930, in Cannes, addressed to the Duchess of Vendôme, regarding the receipt of a check; - a large collection of invoices and statements addressed to Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Vendôme (Maison Delvaux, Simard Soeurs) and Mr. Pierre Doyen (Groupement Financier Liégeois).