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NICHOLAS I, EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA
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NICHOLAS I, EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,500 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
NICHOLAS I, EMPEROR OF ALL RUSSIA
Signed letter to Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont. Saint Petersburg, 10 November 1827
In French. Autograph signature of Nicholas I at the end of the text.
[1] p. on a double sheet; 24 x 19.6 cm
He thanks him for his congratulations on the birth of his second son.
On 21 September 1827, the fifth child and second son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna was born: Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich (1827–1892).
Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, Duke of Ragusa (1774–1852), a French military officer, statesman and diplomat, was one of Napoleon’s most eminent companions. He was the last of Napoleon’s marshals to die.
In 1826, he was France’s official representative in Moscow at the coronation of Emperor Nicholas I.
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About the sale
RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time
10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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