AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

MAXIMILIAN II & MARIA OF AUSTRIA: Holy Roman Emperors. Maximilian II (1527-1576) Holy Roman Emperor 1564-76. King of Bohemia, Germany, Hungary and...

MARIA THERESA: (1717-1780) Empress Consort of the Holy Roman Empire 1745-65. Mother of Marie Antoinette. D.S., `Benevola Maria Theresa´, three pag...

MARIA THERESA: (1717-1780) Holy Roman Empress as spouse of Francis I, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Germany, Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia. S...

FRANCIS II: (1768-1835) Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806 and, as Francis I, the first Emperor of Austria 1804-35. L.S., Franz, one page, folio, Vienna...

FRANCIS II: (1768-1835) Last Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806. Later Francis I, first Emperor of Austria 1804-35. A good L.S., Franz II, two pages, la...

ISABELLA I OF CASTILE: (1451-1504) Queen of Castile 1474-1504. Catholic Monarch who ruled jointly with her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon as The C...

PHILIP II: (1527-1598) King of Spain 1556-98. During his marriage to Queen Mary I of England, he was King of England and Ireland 1554-58. Rare L.S...

JOANNA OF AUSTRIA: (1535-1573) Princess of Portugal. Daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and mother of King Sebastian of Portugal. She served...

ISABELLA CLARA EUGENIA: (1566-1633) Sovereign of the Spanish Netherlands in the Low Countries with her husband, Archduke Albert VII of Austria. Th...

CATHERINE OF AUSTRIA: (1567-1597) Catalina Micaela of Spain. Daughter of King Philip II of Spain and Elisabeth of Valois. Duchess consort of Savoy...

MARIANA OF AUSTRIA: (1634-1696) Queen Consort of Spain 1649-65, second wife of King Philip IV. A fine L.S., Yo la Reyna, as Queen, one page, folio...

CHARLES VII: (1716-1788) King of Spain 1759-88 as King Charles III, previously King Charles VII of Naples and Sicily 1734-59. Charles resided in N...

ISABEL II: (1830-1904) Queen of Spain 1833-68. A very attractive D.S., `Yo la Reyna´, one page, large 17.5 x 25.5 title, Palace, 8th January 1846,...

FERDINAND MARIA OF BAVARIA (1884-1958) Prince of Bavaria, Infante of Spain & INFANTA MARIA DE LA PAZ (1862-1946) Infanta of Spain, daughter of Que...

ALFONSO XIII OF SPAIN: (1886-1941) King of Spain 1886-1931. An excellent L.S., `Alfonso RH´, one page, folio, Palace of Madrid, 14th October 1912,...

JUAN CARLOS I: (1938- ) King of Spain 1975-2014. Colour signed and inscribed 7.5 x 10.5 photograph, the image depicting King Juan Carlos standing ...

FRANÇOIS I: (1494-1547) King of France 1515-1547. First King of France from the Angouleme branch. He succeeded his cousin and father-in-law Louis ...

CHARLES IX: (1550-1574) King of France 1560-74. He ascended the throne at the very early age of ten years upon the death of his brother Francis II...

ELIZABETH OF AUSTRIA: (1554-1592) Queen of France 1570-74 as the wife of King Charles IX. A member of the House of Habsburg, Elizabeth was the dau...

ANNE OF AUSTRIA: (1601-1666) Queen of France 1615-43 as spouse of King Louis XIII, she also acted as Regent of France during the minority of her s...

[LOUIS XIII OF FRANCE]: (1601-1643) King of France 1610-43 and King of Navarre 1610-20. Son of Henry IV. Louis XIII ascended the throne at the ear...

MAZARIN JULES: (1602-1661) Italian Cardinal, Diplomat and Politician, served as Chief Minister of the French Monarch 1642-61. L.S., J Card. Mazari...

LOUIS XIV: (1638-1715) Also known as Louis the Great or The Sun King. King of France 1643-1715. Son of Louis XIII. His reign of more than 72 years...

ANNE MARIE LOUISE D'ORLEANS: (1627-1693) Duchess of Montpensier, known as La Grande Mademoiselle. One of the greatest heiresses in history, the Du...

PHILIPPE II DUKE OF ORLEANS & [LOUIS XV]: Philippe II Duke of Orleans (1674-1723) Duke of Chartres. Philippe II served as Regent of the French Kin...

A King’s banquet [LOUIS XIV] - CHAMBORD DINNER: (1638-1715) Also known as Louis the Great or The Sun King. King of France 1643-1715. Son of Louis ...

LOUIS PHILIPPE I: (1725-1785) Duke of Orleans. French Prince, known as le Gros. L.S., L Phil d'Orleans, one page, small 4to, Chateau du Raincy, 14...

DU BARRY COMTESSE: (1743-1793) Jeanne Becu. Madame du Barry, the last Maitresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the ...

[LOUIS XVI]: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have been executed. Scarce D...

LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France and Navarre 1774-1791, King of the French 1791-92. The only King of France to have been executed. An 8vo har...

[LOUIS XVIII] - DINNER: (1755-1824) King of France 1814-15 & 1815-24. A curious manuscript document, being the King´s lunch and dinner menu, two p...

The King of France plans his escape upon Napoleon´s return from Elba and describes him as `The Tyrant who comes to bring to France all the plagues...

MARIA AMALIA OF NAPLES AND SICILIA: (1782-1866) Queen of France 1830-48 as spouse of King of the French Louis Philippe I. A.N.S., `Marie Amelie´, ...

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-52, therefore holding t...

NAPOLEON IV: (1856-1879) Louis-Napoleon, Prince Imperial of France, the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugenie. Ti...

FRENCH ROYALTY: Small selection of three A.Ls.S. and one L.S. by various French princes and dukes etc., comprising Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon (...

ALBERT I & LEOPOLD III of BELGIUM: Albert I (1875-1934) King of the Belgians 1909-1934, & Lepold III (1901-1983) Son of Albert I. King of the Belg...

LEOPOLD I: (1790-1865) First King of the Belgians 1831-65. Former German Prince. A clean L.S., `Leopold´, one page, folio, Chateau de Laeken, 20th...

LEOPOLD I: (1790-1865) First King of the Belgians 1831-65. Former German Prince. An intriguing A.L.S., `Leopold´, two pages, 8vo, Claremont, 24th ...

MARIE HENRIETTE OF AUSTRIA: (1836-1902) Queen of the Belgians as spouse of King Leopold II. A good A.L.S., `Marie Henriette´, two pages, small 8vo...

WILLIAM II: (1626-1650) Sovereign Prince of Orange and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel and Groningen in the United ...

ELEONORE MAGADALENE OF NEUBURG: (1655-1720) Holy Roman Empress & Archduchess consort of Austria 1676-1705, German Queen 1676-90, Queen consort of ...

FREDERICK WILLIAM I: (1688-1740) King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg 1713-40. Known as the 'Soldier King', he was succeeded by his son, Fre...

FREDERICK I: (1754-1816) Duke of Wurttemberg 1797-1803, Elector of Wurttemberg 1803-05 and later elevated to the status of King of Wurttemberg 180...

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as Frederick the Great. L.S., Friedrich, (a slightly truncated form of his signature), on...

LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA: (1845-1886) King of Bavaria 1864-86. Called the Fairy Tale King for his extravagant artistic and architectural projects, he ...

WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, one page, oblong 8vo, Berlin, 2nd June 1875, i...

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor & King of Prussia 1888- 1918. D.S 'Wilhelm II', one page, folio, Huis Doorn, Holland, 27th January 1936, to...

ALBERT VII: (1559-1621) Archduke of Austria. The shortest reign in Austrian history. Former Cardinal, Albert was Archbishop of Toledo and Viceroy ...

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS I: (1750-1827) King of Saxony 1806-1827 and Duke of Warsaw 1807-13. L.S., Frederic Auguste, one page, Dresden, 23rd February 18...

FRANZ FERDINAND OF AUSTRIA: (1863-1914) Archduke of Austria. Heir to the Austrian throne since 1896. His assassination is widely considered the re...

FERDINANDO I DE´MEDICI: (1549-1609) Grand duke of Tuscany. Son of Cosimo I de´Medici. Ferdinando was made a Cardinal in 1562 at the age of 14. He ...

CHARLES ALBERT OF SARDINIA: (1798-1849) King of Sardinia 1831-49 & Duke of Savoy. Also called The Hesitant. D.S., C. Alberto, one page, large foli...

UMBERTO I: (1844-1900) King of Italy 1878-1900. Assassinated. D.S., Umberto, one page, folio, Monza, 21st October 1878, in Italian. The partially ...

ELENA OF MONTENEGRO: (1873-1952) Queen of Italy 1900-46, as wife of Victor Emmanuel III. A good signed 6 x 9 photograph `Elena´, the image depicti...

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II & VITTORIO EMANUELE III (1869-1947) King of Italy 1900-46. Multiple D.S., M...

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II & VITTORIO EMANUELE III (1869-1947) King of Italy 1900-46. D.S., Mussolini,...

SOPHIA OF PRUSSIA: (1870-1932) Queen of Greece 1913-17 & 1920-22, as consort of King Constantine I. Granddaughter of Queen Victoria. A fine A.L.S....

MOVILA IEREMIA: (1555-1606) Voivode of Moldavia 1595-1600 & 1600-06. Very rare L.S., `Hyeremia Boebo´ ("Ieremia Voivod"), two pages, folio, Zuchov...

MARIA CHRISTINA PRINCESS OF TRANSYLVANIA: (1574-1621) Princess Consort of Transylvania 1586-98, as spouse of Sigismund Bathory. Maria Christina wa...