Lot n° 227
Estimation :
300 - 500
EUR
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Result
: 650EUR
AMÉLIE, duchesse en Bavière, née princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-G - Lot 227
AMÉLIE, duchesse en Bavière, née princesse de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha (1848-1894)
Set of 2 L.A.S.: "Amélie", dated April 26, 1885 and May 1, 1885, addressed to his mother, Princess Clementine of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1817-1907), 14 pages, one on Kronprinz Palace letterhead, text in French, folds, good overall condition. A lithograph signed U. Druck & V. Weger in Leipzig, depicting her as a young girl. April 26, 1885: "(...), on the 23rd we arrived after a very warm night, the Imperial Prince [future Emperor Wilhelm II] was at the station (who kissed me on both cheeks) and the Bavarian ambassador, at the palace waiting for Vicky [Princess Victoria of Great Britain, wife of Emperor Frederick III] and her daughters, all very affectionate. My unfortunate head was hurting just as I thought it would! After lunch we went to their Majesties [Wilhelm I and Augusta] also very kind, the Empress [née Princess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach] quite imposing, then I went out in the car with Louis de Hohenzollern while Max went riding with Vicky and her daughter in the Thiergarten, then dinner with the Countess de Pourtalès and a .... Catholic, during which I already suffered martyrdom with my head and was obliged to go to bed immediately afterwards while Max went to the theater with the Majesties which had interested me very much, as being the only opportunity to see society here. Friday for lunch really well bored, in the afternoon Vicky took me to Charlottenberg to see the tomb of Queen Louise, superb statue, in the evening family dinner and opera. Yesterday morning visit to the stables (...) walk with Vicky, dinner at 5 o'clock at the Majesties. Max led the Empress, the Emperor, Vicky and I, Princess Frederick Charles to many of your news requests, in the evening an operetta (...) Vicky charming and one must admire in her this truly superior spirit taking an interest in everything, taking care of everything (...)". -May 1, 1885: "Yesterday I returned to my home, where I found the children well and very calm after the turmoil of the Berlin days, which I will continue to tell you about: on Monday morning, Fritz [future Frederick III] took me to see the castle, which has lovely old rooms with lots of woodwork, turrets with windows decorated with colored stained glass, dark alcoves where the black lady appears, and picturesque views of old Berlin, which would have made Dad very happy (...)".
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