Lot 100
[Napoleon I] Hortense and Eugène de Beauharnais. Stepchildren of Napoleon, adopted by him after his marriage to Josephine. Letter Signed "Eugene Napoléon," as Viceroy of Italy, one page, 9½ x 7¼", Verona, Nov. 30, 1813. To M. le Comte Prieur, regarding "your letter in which you propose to bring to me the project for the Law of Finances for 1814…." With a Letter Signed "Hortense," one page, 7¾ x 5", Rome, Feb. 19, 1829. To her banker, a baron (probably a member of the House of Rothschild, where she pawned her jewels), approving his report of expenses. "…I didn't know that you paid 30 florins to Mr. Tyroff for his Wappenbuch [coats-of-arms book, armorial] without my order….I don't want his book." Hortense was also Napoleon's sister-in-law. She married his brother Louis and became queen of Holland; their son became Emperor Napoleon III of France in the reinstitution of the Napoleonic dynasty.
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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