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161 - MURAT (JOACHIM). "MAY YOUR MAJESTY REMEMBER GENERAL MURAT HI…
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MURAT (JOACHIM). "MAY YOUR MAJESTY REMEMBER GENERAL MURAT HIS CHILD, WHO IS ALWAYS WORTHY TO BE, AND I WILL STILL HAVE THE HAPPINESS TO FIGHT AT HIS SIDE...". Autograph letter signed "J Napoleon", addressed TO NAPOLEON I. Palace of Caserta, 20 February 1812. 4 pp. in-4 on wove paper gilt on edges. ONE OF THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY LETTERS FROM JOACHIM MURAT, WRITTEN SHORTLY BEFORE THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN, when his relations with Napoleon I were strained. "Sire, the return of spring seems to herald the return of war and all of V[otre] M[ajesté's] war preparations make it seem imminent. - Sire, in the last German campaign [1809], I asked Your Majesty for the honour of accompanying him, in my last stay with Your Majesty [April-May 1811], on the first signs of war with Russia, I repeated my request, and I have repeated it since my return; Today, when there is talk of your forthcoming departure for Poland, I cannot refrain from expressing to you once again THE ARDENT DESIRE THAT I HAVE TO ACCOMPANY YOU - I DO NOT ASK FOR ANY COMMAND, I ASK ONLY FOR THE HAPPINESS OF FOLLOWING YOU. My wishes will be fulfilled if they are listened to by Your Majesty. I see no other way to convince her that I have always had, and will have all my life, the same zeal, the same heart and the same devotion for Her. Of all the favours with which Your Majesty has showered me (they are very great), the one I am requesting will be the most precious, if I can obtain it. My States would not suffer if I were far away. Sire, answer my prayer and you will leave nothing more to be desired by the man who owes you both glory and happiness. MAY YOUR MAJESTY REMEMBER GENERAL MURAT, HIS CHILD, WHO IS ALWAYS WORTHY OF IT AND I WILL STILL HAVE THE HAPPINESS OF FIGHTING BY HIS SIDE. I am of Your Majesty, Sire, the most humble and most affectionate brother... "
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
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Michel Bury and Henri du Cray
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