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512 - Louis-François d’ORLÉANS DE LA MOTTE (1683–1774), Bishop of …
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Estimate €100 - €150
Description
Louis-François d’ORLÉANS DE LA MOTTE (1683–1774), Bishop of Amiens. Autograph letter, Amiens, 25 January 1761, to Marshal de Noailles; 2 pages, in-4. He requests the transfer of ‘M. de Chantereine, a prisoner in our citadel by order of the Marshals of France’, to the citadel of Montreuil, which has become ‘necessary, either because of the animosity between him and the citadel’s major, or to ease the plight of his wife, who considers it her duty to be by her husband’s side and who would thereby receive comfort from her parents’…
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About the sale Letters and Autograph Manuscripts – Part II
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Auction time 10/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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