King of France (1638-1715). Autograph letter signed. Versailles. 8vo. 2 pp. on bifolium. With sealed autograph envelope "à mon fils le conte de Toulouse". Framed and glazed (double-sided, 370 x 339 mm).
$ 37,499 / 35.000 €
(91333/BN60365)
Beautiful letter to his son Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse, during the Nine Years' War: "Jay receu vostre lettre du 19 avec les Cartes qui y estoient jointes continués a men envoier ou tous les camps que larmée ou vous estes soient marqués et travaillés autant que vous pouvés a vous instruire pour estre un jour capable de servir lestat. Mandés moy tout ce qui se passera qui en vaudra la peine. Il ne me reste qua vous assurer de mon amitié qui durera tant que vous la meriterés par la vostre et par vos actions" ("I received your letter of the 19th with the maps that were attached to it.
Continue to send [maps] to me, where all the camps of the army of which you are part are marked, and work as much as you can in order to instruct yourself, so that one day you will be able to serve the state. Inform me of every change that is worth noting. I can only assure you of my friendship, which will last as long as you deserve it by yourself and by your actions"). - Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon (1678-1737) was the last legitimate son of Louis XIV. At the age of five he was named Admiral of France, and following his participation in the Nine Years' War on the Spanish Netherlands front, he rose to the honorary rank of lieutenant general of the King’s armies. In his actual military career, Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon successfully commanded the French fleet in the Battle of Málaga (1704). During the regency he served as minister of the Navy. - Minor browning and minimal tears to the folds..
King of France (1638-1715). Autograph letter signed. Versailles. 8vo. 2 pp. With sealed autograph envelope "à mon fils le conte de Toulouse". Framed and glazed (double-sided, 370 x 339 mm).
$ 32,142 / 30.000 €
(91334/BN60366)
Insightful letter to his son Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, Count of Toulouse, during the Nine Years' War: "Je suis content de lestat que vous m’avez envoié de la Cav[ale]rie je voy avec plesir la quantité de beaux rég[imen]ts qu il y a il faut travailler a remettre les autres cest ce que vous devés bien mettre dans la teste des officiers. Jay veu avec plesir la petite carte que vous mavés envoiée ou tous les camps d’Aht [!] et de ses environs sont marqués. Continués a faire tout ce que vous devés et a voir tout ce que vous pourrés pour essaier de devenir tel que je vous desire" ("I am happy with the condition that you have sent me of the cavalry.
It is with pleasure that I see the quantity of beautiful regiments that there are, work needs to be done in order to fix the others. That is what you must get into the heads of the officers. I saw with pleasure the small map that you sent me, where all the camps of Aht and is surroundings are marked. Continue to do all that you must and see to everything that you can in order to try to become as I want you to be"). - The Siege of Ath in present-day Belgium lasted from 15 May 1697 to 5 June, when the allied garrison capitulated to the French. The French commander Vauban was praised for the efficiency and speed at which his troops captured the eight-bastion fortress that Vauban himself had designed 25 years earlier. This feat put great pressure on the allies to negotiate the treaty of Ryswick that would end the war on 30 October 1697. - Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon (1678-1737) was the last legitimate son of Louis XIV. At the age of five he was named Admiral of France, and following his participation in the Nine Years' War on the Spanish Netherlands front, he rose to the honorary rank of lieutenant general of the King’s armies. In his actual military career, Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon successfully commanded the French fleet in the Battle of Málaga (1704). During the regency he served as minister of the Navy. - With minor browning and tears to the folds..