Louis XV - Autograph letter signed - Agony of Queen Marie Leszczynska
LOUIS XV (1710 - 1774), King of France
Autograph letter signed to his grandson, Ferdinand I of Parma (1751-1802), son of Elizabeth of France. Versailles, May 30, 1768; 1 page in-4°. Beautiful black wax seal with the arms of France and Navarre. Autograph address on the fourth page: "To my brother, and grandson Ferdinand, child of Spain, Duke of Parma and Piacenza"
A wonderful letter in which the king takes us to the heart of his current events: the agony of Queen Marie-Leszczynska, the thorny marriage of his "dear grandson" Ferdinand I of Parma, while the crowns of France and Spain are busy finding him a wife: "My dear grandson, You would have thought, from my last letter, that this one would tell you about our unfortunate event. Well, the Queen is much better, and today especially; with that, there is no hope, but the doctors do not understand much; it is only her stomach that keeps her alive. I have not yet had any news from Spain; your calculation reassures me a little on that score. Do you know what marriage is? You can therefore see the difference between a pretty woman and an ugly one. On that note, I embrace you very tenderly, my dear grandson..."
Letter referenced in the correspondence 'Letters from Louis XV to the Infante Ferdinand of Parma' Edition Grasset
Queen Marie-Leszczynska, daughter of the King of Poland Stanislaus Leszczynski, married King Louis XV on September 5, 1725. She died on June 24, 1768 at the Palace of Versailles at the age of 65. She is buried in the Basilica of Saint-Denis.
Autograph letter signed to his grandson, Ferdinand I of Parma (1751-1802), son of Elizabeth of France. Versailles, May 30, 1768; 1 page in-4°. Beautiful black wax seal with the arms of France and Navarre. Autograph address on the fourth page: "To my brother, and grandson Ferdinand, child of Spain, Duke of Parma and Piacenza"
A wonderful letter in which the king takes us to the heart of his current events: the agony of Queen Marie-Leszczynska, the thorny marriage of his "dear grandson" Ferdinand I of Parma, while the crowns of France and Spain are busy finding him a wife: "My dear grandson, You would have thought, from my last letter, that this one would tell you about our unfortunate event. Well, the Queen is much better, and today especially; with that, there is no hope, but the doctors do not understand much; it is only her stomach that keeps her alive. I have not yet had any news from Spain; your calculation reassures me a little on that score. Do you know what marriage is? You can therefore see the difference between a pretty woman and an ugly one. On that note, I embrace you very tenderly, my dear grandson..."
Letter referenced in the correspondence 'Letters from Louis XV to the Infante Ferdinand of Parma' Edition Grasset
Queen Marie-Leszczynska, daughter of the King of Poland Stanislaus Leszczynski, married King Louis XV on September 5, 1725. She died on June 24, 1768 at the Palace of Versailles at the age of 65. She is buried in the Basilica of Saint-Denis.
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