AUTOGRAPH LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

JOHN II OF CASTILE: (1405-1454) King of Castile and Leon 1406-54, and father of Isabella I, future Catholic Queen of Castile 1474-1504. A rare L.S...

ISABELLA I: (1451-1504) Isabella the Catholic. Queen of Castile 1474-1504 and Queen consort of Aragon 1479-1504 as the wife of King Ferdinand II o...

GERMAINE OF FOIX: (c.1488-1536) French noblewoman, who, by her marriage to King Ferdinand II of Aragon, was Queen of Aragon, Majorca, Naples, Sard...

MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE: (1492-1549) French Princess, Queen consort of Navarre 1527-49 by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. L.S., La ...

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...

ELISABETH OF VALOIS: (1545-1568) Also known as Elisabeth of France. Queen of Spain 1559-68 as third spouse of King Philip II of Spain. She was the...

PHILIP V: (1683-1746) King of Spain 1700-24 & 1724-46. Grandson of Louis XIV. A very fine L.S., Yo el Rey, one page, 4to, Madrid, 30th August 1707...

CHARLES OF BOURBON-TWO SICILIES: (1870-1949) Infante of Spain, son-in-law, by his first marriage, of King Alfonso XII of Spain & LOUISE OF ORLEANS...

[CHARLES VI]: (1368-1422) King of France 1380-1422. Nicknamed “Le Bien-Aimé” (“The Beloved”) and later “Le Fou” (“The Mad”), know for his mental i...

CHARLES VIII: (1470-1498) King of France 1483-98. A rare D.S., Charles, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Lyon, 1st March 1496, in Middle French. T...

LOUIS XII: (1462-1515) King of France 1498-1515 and King of Naples 1501-04. D.S., Loys, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Orleans, 15th December 14...

HENRY II: (1519-1559) King of France 1547-59. D.S., Henry, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Montargis, 20th February 1549, in Middle French. The m...

HENRY IV: (1553-1610) King of France 1589-1610 and King of Navarre 1572-1610. First French Monarch of the House of Bourbon. Assassinated. A very f...

CHRISTINE OF FRANCE: (1606-1663) Daughter of King Henry IV and Marie de Medici, and sister of King Louis XIII. Duchess consort of Savoy 1630-37. U...

ANNE OF AUSTRIA: (1601-1666) Infanta of Spain and Archduchess of Austria, Queen of France 1615-43 as the wife of King Louis XIII. A.L.S., Anne, on...

LOUIS XV: (1710-1774) King of France 1715-74. D.S., Paies, Louis, one page, folio, Versailles, 1st November 1758, in French. The manuscript docume...

LESZCYNSKA MARIE: (1703-1768) Polish Princess, Queen Consort of France 1725-68 as the wife of King Louis XV. A very fine L.S., Marie, as Queen Con...

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. D.S., Loui...

LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92. Executed by guillotine. L.S., Louis, one page, small 4to, Paris, 28th December 1791, to [Nicolas] L...

LOUIS XVI: (1754-1793) King of France 1774-92, the last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. Executed by g...

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...

MARIE ANTOINETTE: (1755-1793) Queen consort of France 1774-92 as the wife of King Louis XVI. Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France before ...

BOURBON LOUIS JOSEPH DE: (1736-1818) French nobleman, a member of the House of Bourbon who was made Prince of Conde in 1740 and also served as a G...

LAS CASES COMTE DE: (1766-1842) French cartographer and author of an admiring book about Napoleon, Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène. L.S., Le Cte. de ...

EUGENIE DE MONTIJO: (1826-1920) Empress Consort of the French 1853-71, wife of Emperor Napoleon III. Signed printed folio edition of the sheet mus...

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) French monarch who served as the first President of France 1848-52 and as the last Emperor of the French 1852-70. L.S., ...

D'ORLEANS CLEMENTINE: (1817-1907) French Princess, daughter of King Louis-Philippe I. Clementine married Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha an...

LEOPOLD I: (1640-1705) Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia, 1658-1705. L.S., `Leopold´, one page, small 8vo, n.p., n.d. [1702...

LEOPOLD I: (1790-1865) King of the Belgians 1831-65. An extraordinary A.L.S., with his initial L, three pages, 8vo, n.p., 11th August 1820, to Mon...

MARIE HENRIETTE OF AUSTRIA: (1836-1902) Queen consort of the Belgians 1865-1902, wife of King Leopold II. A.L.S., with her initials M. H., two pag...

PHILIPPE OF BELGIUM: (1837-1905) Count of Flanders. Belgian Prince, son of King Leopold I and brother of King Leopold II of Belgium. A.L.S., Phili...

HENRIETTE OF BELGIUM: (1870-1948) Princess Henriette of Orleans, Duchess of Vendome, sister of Albert I, King of the Belgians. A.L.S., Henriette, ...

LEOPOLD III: (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 1934-51 when he abdicated. T.L.S., `Leopold´, one page, 4to, Brussels, 25th January 1937, to Cardina...

LEOPOLD III: (1901-1983) King of the Belgians 1934-51. A good vintage signed and inscribed sepia 7 x 10 photograph of the young monarch standing i...

CHRISTIAN VIII: (1786-1848) King of Denmark 1839-48 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway, May – October 1814. A.L.S., Christian, two pages,...

MAURICE. PRINCE OF ORANGE: (1567-1625) also known as Maurice of Nassau. Maurice was “Stadtholder” of the Dutch Republic 1585-1625. L.S. `Votre bie...

GUNTHER ANTON: (1583-1667) German Imperial Count, Count of Oldenburg 1603-67 and Count of Delmenhorst 1647-67. Two oblong 8vo portions neatly remo...

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as Frederick The Great. A very unusual Letter Signed with three lines in the hand of Fred...

ERNST II: (1745-1804) Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1772-1804. D.S., as reigning Duke, one page, folio, Gotha, 24th June 1799, in German. The manus...

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS I: (1750-1827) Elector of Saxony 1763-1806 (as Frederick Augustus III) and King of Saxony 1806-27. The King was a loyal ally to...

LUDWIG I: (1786-1868) King of Bavaria 1825-48. L.S., Louis, one page, 4to, Munich, 10th August 1837, to the King of the Two Sicilies, in French. K...

MARIE OF SAXE-ALTENBURG: (1818-1907) Queen of Hanover 1851-66 as the wife of King George V, the last King of Hanover. A.L.S., Marie, Reine de Hano...

WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, three pages, folio, Berlin, 14th March 1885, i...

WILHELM II: (1859-1941) German Emperor and King of Prussia 1888-1918. A vintage colour postcard featuring an image of a painting by Willy Stower d...

FRANZ JOSEPH I OF AUSTRIA: (1830-1916) Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary 1848-1916. A good L.S., Franciscus Josephus, a bold ink signature with...

DOROTHEA SOPHIE OF NEUBURG: (1670-1748) Countess Palatine, Duchess of Parma 1695-1727. She served as Regent of the Duchy of Parma 1731-35 for her ...

FERDINAND I: (1751-1825) King of the Two Sicilies 1816-25 (upon his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars) and previously, as Ferdi...

FERDINAND II: (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. A clean L.S., `Ferdinando´, one page, 4to, Naples, 10th June 1837, to Her Majesty the ...

GRAND DUCHESS OLGA CONSTANTINOVNA: (1851-1926) Grand Duchess of Russia, wife of King George I of Greece. Queen Consort of the Hellenes 1867-1913 a...

GEORGE I OF GREECE: (1845-1913) King of Greece 1863-1913. Assassinated. Rare L.S., `George´, two pages, mourning paper, 4to, Athens, 31st May 1906...

GEORGE II: (1890-1947) King of Greece 1922-24, 1935-47. D.S., Georgios II, in Greek, one page, folio, Athens, 21st January 1939, in Greek. The par...

GEORGE, CROWN PRINCE OF SERBIA: (1887-1972) Serbian Prince, eldest son of King Peter I and the older brother of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. A....

ALEXANDER I OF YUGOSLAVIA: (1888-1934) King of Yugoslavia 1929-34. Also known as Alexander the Unifier. He previously served as King of Serbs, Cro...

PAUL OF YUGOSLAVIA: (1893-1976) Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, also known as Paul Karadordevic. Prince Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1934-41, du...

FERDINAND I: (1861-1948) Tsar of Bulgaria 1908-18. Autograph envelope signed, with his initial to the lower left corner, the large oblong 8vo (24 ...

MARIE OF ROMANIA: (1875-1938) British Princess, the last Queen of Romania (1914-27) as wife of King Ferdinand I. Signed 4 x 5 photograph, the imag...

CAROL II: (1893-1953) King of Romania 1930-40. T.L.S., Carol R, two pages, 4to, Peles Castle (Sinaia, Romania), 31st August 1938, to the President...

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

WLADYSLAW IV VASA: (1595-1648) King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania 1632-48 and the disputed Tsar of Russia 1610-13. L.S., Vladislaus Rex, one ...

JOHN III SOBIESKI: (1629-1696) King of Poland & Grand Duke of Lithuania 1674-96. A popular King among his subjects and a respected military leader...