388 - A significant collection of archives,

A significant collection of archives, including, in particular, correspondence between Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870–1948), Duchess of Vendôme, and Pierre and Gaston Doyen, administrators of the Property and Affairs of the House of Orléans, including: - a letter “Henriette,” dated December 11, 1930, 4 pages, in-12 format, black ink on letterhead from Château Saint-Michel in Cannes—the Duchess of Vendôme’s second home—concerning, in particular, the marriage of the Count of Paris and the founding of the Musée de Dreux: “We will soon send you a crate containing a painting that is our wedding gift for M(onsei)g(neu)r the Count of Paris… As for the Dreux Museum, I am happy to see it taking shape.” - An autograph letter signed “Henriette,” dated January 15, 1931, 4 pages, in-12 format, black ink on letterhead from Château Saint-Michel in Cannes, regarding the management of the family’s accounts and budget, with a P.S. specifying the nature of their wedding gift to the Count of Paris: “You will receive a painting of Queen Marie Leczinska, a gift from the Duke and me for the Count of Paris’s wedding.” - a handwritten letter “Lucien Frey,” dated February 14, 1931, and addressed to Mr. Doyen, concerning the untimely death of His Grace the Duke of Vendôme, Emmanuel d’Orléans: “Here, the house is very sad following His Grace’s sudden passing; we never would have thought such a thing possible, and yet misfortune has struck the Royal Highnesses once again.” - An autograph letter “M. de Saint-Exupéry” to Marie de Saint-Exupéry, dated April 3, 1932, in Le Mans, regarding the postponement of His Royal Highness’s trip to Palermo. - Also, a memorandum regarding the will of Princess Alphonse of Bavaria, dated September 10, 1913, on paper bearing the embossed stamp “au M. A.” beneath a princely crown. Etc. Minor creases and tears.