Lot comprising various correspondence from the daughters of - Lot 155

Lot comprising various correspondence from the daughters of Louis-Philippe, King of the French and Charles X: - CLEMENTINE d'ORLÉANS (1817-1907), daughter of King Louis-Philippe of the French and wife of Prince Auguste de Saxe-Cobourg (1818-1881). Set of 6 autograph letters signed, addressed to her mother, Queen Marie-Amélie de Bourbon-Siciles (1782-1866). Château de Laeken [Brussels] and Bonavy, July 2 to 6, 1840 and n.d. 12 pp. including 10 in-4 and 2 in-8. Some tearing and yellowing. Dense family news, her travels (France, England, Belgium and Germany), Louise's health, life in Laeken, news from the Orient, christening, politics "Les belges sont fort agités", etc. - LOUISE d'ORLÉANS (1812-1850), daughter of French King Louis-Philippe, became Queen of the Belgians through her marriage to Belgian King Leopold I 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 the French. She writes at length about her many travels and journeys, her children and their families (Leopold, Victoria, Charlotte, Edouard, etc.), their friends and acquaintances, especially the English aristocracy, social and intimate news from prestigious European families, politics, accounts of days out, dresses, balls, parades, etc. Beautiful, dense daily correspondence. - CHARLES X (1757-1836), King of France. P.S. (scratch). Château des Tuileries, December 22, 1825. ½ p. in-4. Address on verso. Small tears. Convocation addressed to Count Lemercier, Peer of France, inviting him to go to the Louvre on the following January 31, "for the purpose of attending the opening of the session of the Chambers; and do not fail in this, for such is our pleasure [...]". Contresignature from Peyronnet.