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MARIE-LOUISE (1791–1847) Empress.
L.A.S. ‘Louise’, Saint-Cloud, 30 May 1813, [to the Duchess of FRIOUL]; half-page, folio.
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L.A.S. ‘Louise’, Saint-Cloud, 30 May 1813, [to the Duchess of FRIOUL]; half-page, folio.
Condolences on the death of General DUROC (killed on 22 March by a Russian cannonball during the Saxony campaign). ‘I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of the Duke of Frioul, and I hasten to assure you of my heartfelt sympathy. What should serve to console you is the deep regret that this loss causes the Emperor. He told me that he has lost his best friend and that it is an irreparable loss for him. I share the Emperor’s grief most deeply, for the Duke of Frioul’s qualities earned my esteem from the moment I came to know him’...