MADAME ROYALE, Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte de France, duchesse d - Lot 144

MADAME ROYALE, Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte de France, duchesse d'Angoulême, dite (1778-1851), daughter of Louis XVI. Set of 2 documents: -L.A.S. of her initials "M.T.", addressed to the Duchess of Levis. "G .." [Goritz], January 6, 1844. 2 pp. in-8. Address on verso of second leaf "A Mde. La Dse de L....". Madame Royale talks about the illness of her husband, the Duc d'Angoulême: "My husband has been quite ill for a long time with his pains, for three weeks he has not been out"; however, she still hopes for an improvement, which will not come: he will die six months later, in the same place. She mentions the successes of their children, Alix, the Duc de Levis, etc. -P.A. S.l., 1808. 2 pp. in-8 narrow. Band of laid paper bound in the margin with these words: "Souvenirs écrit par la duchesse d'Angoulême". Curious and interesting document, written in tiny handwriting by Madame Royale, giving the weather calendar with comments, in two columns: "M. 8. 9 vilain froid", "M. 9.6 neige ouragan", "J. 10. 15 beau froid", "D.10. 3 giboulées", "du 16 au 26. vilain le reste du mois beau mais pas chaud arrivée du bois le 4", etc.