Elisa BONAPARTE - Autograph letter signed to Empress JOSEPHINE
Elisa BONAPARTE (1777 - 1820), sister of Napoleon, Princess of Lucca and Piombino, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Autograph letter signed to Empress JOSEPHINE. Viareggio (town in the province of Lucca), on 5 Brumaire (October 27, 1805); 1 folio page.
Beautiful testimony of friendship towards the Empress following the appointment of Elisa Bonaparte as Princess of the Principality of Lucca and Piombino: “Madam and dear sister, I hasten to show you all my joy of the miraculous campaign which the emperor did in eight days. Nothing can match the satisfaction of the people of Lucca. They love the emperor; they regard him as their sovereign. They also cherish Joséphine. Believe me, Madam and dear sister, that I miss no opportunity to remember the friendship that you have always shown me and of which you have often given me proof. In you I love not the wife of the emperor but a friend to whom I am only too happy to give proof. Allow my dear sister that the Prince of Lucca [Félix Baciocchi her husband] offers you his deep respect. I am with devotion your affectionate sister…”
On March 18, 1805, Napoleon entrusted the State of Piombino to his sister Élisa, property of France by the Treaty of Florence of March 28, 1801. Élisa and her husband, Félix Baciocchi, took the titles of prince and princess of Piombino. The region had great strategic interest for Napoleon, being close to the island of Elba and Corsica. In June 1805, the oligarchic republic of Lucca, occupied by France since the end of 1799, became the new principality of Lucca and Piombino. The arrival of the princely couple in Lucca for the investiture ceremony took place on July 14, 1805. Elisa exercised most of the power in Lucca and Piombino, her husband remained very discreet and was content to make decisions in the sole domain. military. The Italian Republic became a kingdom on March 17, 1805 and Napoleon its King. Previously scheduled for May 23, the coronation ceremony was held three days later, on May 26, 1805, in Milan. She moved to Paris in 1799 at the same time as her brother Napoleon. Under the Consulate she held an artistic and literary salon at her brother Lucien's house.
Dimensions :
- Height : 37,3 cm
Autograph letter signed to Empress JOSEPHINE. Viareggio (town in the province of Lucca), on 5 Brumaire (October 27, 1805); 1 folio page.
Beautiful testimony of friendship towards the Empress following the appointment of Elisa Bonaparte as Princess of the Principality of Lucca and Piombino: “Madam and dear sister, I hasten to show you all my joy of the miraculous campaign which the emperor did in eight days. Nothing can match the satisfaction of the people of Lucca. They love the emperor; they regard him as their sovereign. They also cherish Joséphine. Believe me, Madam and dear sister, that I miss no opportunity to remember the friendship that you have always shown me and of which you have often given me proof. In you I love not the wife of the emperor but a friend to whom I am only too happy to give proof. Allow my dear sister that the Prince of Lucca [Félix Baciocchi her husband] offers you his deep respect. I am with devotion your affectionate sister…”
On March 18, 1805, Napoleon entrusted the State of Piombino to his sister Élisa, property of France by the Treaty of Florence of March 28, 1801. Élisa and her husband, Félix Baciocchi, took the titles of prince and princess of Piombino. The region had great strategic interest for Napoleon, being close to the island of Elba and Corsica. In June 1805, the oligarchic republic of Lucca, occupied by France since the end of 1799, became the new principality of Lucca and Piombino. The arrival of the princely couple in Lucca for the investiture ceremony took place on July 14, 1805. Elisa exercised most of the power in Lucca and Piombino, her husband remained very discreet and was content to make decisions in the sole domain. military. The Italian Republic became a kingdom on March 17, 1805 and Napoleon its King. Previously scheduled for May 23, the coronation ceremony was held three days later, on May 26, 1805, in Milan. She moved to Paris in 1799 at the same time as her brother Napoleon. Under the Consulate she held an artistic and literary salon at her brother Lucien's house.
Dimensions :
- Height : 37,3 cm
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