LOUISE d'ORLEANS (1812-1850), daughter of King Louis-Philipp - Lot 109

LOUISE d'ORLEANS (1812-1850), daughter of King Louis-Philippe of France, became Queen of the Belgians through her marriage to King Leopold I of Belgium in 1832. Important set of 18 autograph letters signed, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie de Bourbon-Siciles (1782-1866). Windsor, London, Buckingham Palace and Ostend, April 10 to May 1, 1844. Approx. 66 pp. large in-4. Embossed paper with his crowned cipher. Numerous mourning leaves. Tears at folds, not missing. Very long correspondence (66 pages) between two queens: Louise, Queen of the Belgians, and her mother, Marie-Amélie, Queen of France. She writes at length about her many travels and journeys, her children and their families (Leopold, Victoria, Charlotte, Edouard, etc.), their close friends and acquaintances, especially the English aristocracy, social and intimate news from prestigious European families, politics, accounts of days out, dresses, balls, parades, etc., and much more. Beautiful, dense daily correspondence.