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Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

15 - Elisa BONAPARTE (1777–1820), Napoleon’s sister, Princess of …
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Elisa BONAPARTE (1777–1820), Napoleon’s sister, Princess of Lucca and Piombino, Grand Duchess of Tuscany. Autograph letter. ‘Elisa’, Genoa, 16 Messidor [1805?], to her sister PAULINE ‘Her Imperial Highness Madame Borghese’; one and a half pages, in-8, address (slightly damp). ‘ I am leaving, my dear Paulette, for Lucca, where I plan to spend part of the year. I am a neighbour of the Queen of Etruria. Please send me a letter for her; this will establish a bond of friendship between us and set aside formalities. I am very sorry, my dear and lovely sister, to be so far away from you. But I am entirely at Napoleon’s beck and call. His wishes are law for us’...
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About the sale AUTOGRAPHS & MANUSCRIPTS – PENNED BY HISTORY’S GREAT FIGURES
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Auction time 09/18/2026 at 2:00 PM
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