EMPIRE. BONAPARTE FAMILY. Princesse de CANINO (Alexandrine d - Lot 13

EMPIRE. BONAPARTE FAMILY. Princesse de CANINO (Alexandrine de Bleschamp Bonaparte). Autograph letter signed by the Princesse de Canino, widow of Lucien Bonaparte. L.A.S. to Mr. and Mrs. de Grancours-Matis. [Italy], Castello di Musignano, May 10, 1842. 1 pp. in-4 folded. Addresses, broken red wax seal. Known as the second wife of Napoleon's brother, she ended her life in exile in Italy with part of the Bonaparte family from 1814. A moving letter addressed to "Madame de Grancours-Matis", the text is written for the attention of Monsieur de Grancours-Matis. She asks him for "news of my dear cousin Eléonore. I cannot tell you how worried I am about her. [...] I anxiously await your reply. [...] ". Apart from the postmarks, the letter bears the wet postmark of VITERBO, the town where Lucien Bonaparte ended his life. Letter sent to Calais, the princess's birthplace, where members of her family still live. Small holes and stains, but no damage to the text.