AUTOGRAPHS, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AUCTION

HENRY III OF FRANCE: (1551-1589) King of France 1574-89. Last French king of the House of Valois. Assassinated. A good D.S., `Henry´, one page, pa...

ANNE OF AUSTRIA: (1601-1666) Queen of France 1615-43 as spouse of King of France Louis XIII, and Regent of France during the minority of her son L...

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...

DUCHESS OF MONTPENSIER: (1627-1693) Anne Marie Louise d´Orleans, known as "La Grande Mademoiselle". Grand-daughter of King Henri IV and first cous...

[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. A good D...

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) Prince Imperial, the only child of Emperor Napoleon III and his Empress consort Eugenie de Montijo. Rare A.L.S., `Napoleo...

LEOPOLD I: (1790-1865) First King of the Belgians 1831-65. Former German Prince. L.S., `Leopold´, two pages, 4to, Brussels, 26th February 1855, to...

ALBERT I OF BELGIUM: (1875-1934) King of the Belgians 1909-1934. A good A.L.S., `Albert´, two pages, 8vo, Paris, 5th October 1894, on the printed ...

PRINCE CHARLES OF BELGIUM: (1903-1983) Count of Flanders, second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians. Prince Regent of Belgium 1944-50, serving ...

FERDINAND VII: (1784-1833) King of Spain 1808, 1813-33. L.S., `Fernando´, three pages, 4to, Sacedón, 31st July 1821, to his cousin and uncle Ferdi...

ISABEL II OF SPAIN: (1830-1904) Queen of Spain 1833-68. L.S., `Yo la Reyna´, one page, oblong folio, Palace of Madrid, 10th January 1865, to Cardi...

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,...

CHRISTIAN VIII: (1786-1848) King of Denmark 1839-48 and, as Christian Frederick, King of Norway, 1814. A.L.S., Christian, one page (possibly the f...

GUSTAV IV ADOLPH OF SWEDEN: (1778-1837) King of Sweden 1792-1809 and last Swedish ruler of Finland. Gustav Adolph abdicated on 29th March 1809 aft...

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...

JOSEPH II: (1741-1790) Holy Roman Emperor 1765-90, King of the Romans 1764-90 and King of Hungary and Croatia, King of Bohemia 1780-90. Joseph II ...

FREDERICK II: (1712-1786) King of Prussia 1740-86, known as Frederick The Great. L.S., Friedrich, one page, 4to, Ruppin, 31st July 1740, to his Mi...

FRANZ JOSEPH I OF AUSTRIA: (1830-1916) Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary 1848-1916. A good L.S., Franciscus Josephus, one page, large folio, Is...

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...

ERNST I: (1601-1675) Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1640-75) and Saxe-Attenburg (1672-75), known as 'Ernest the Pious'. D.S., as Duke of Saxe-Gotha, one page...

AUGUSTUS OF SAXE-WEISSENFELS: (1614-1680) Lutheran Administrator of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg 1638-80. A fine ink signature on a good oblong ...

AUGUSTUS II OF POLAND: (1670-1733) King of Poland 1697-1706 & 1709-1733. Known as "The Strong", and in Saxony as Frederick Augustus I. Augustus am...

STANISLAW I LESZCZYNSKI: (1677-1766) King of Poland 1704-09 & 1733-36, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Duke of Lorraine. A good A.L.S., Stanislas Roy,...

STANISLAW II: (1732-1798) Stanislaw August Poniatowski. Last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania 1764-95. Lover of Catherine the Great, he ...

FERDINAND I: (1861-1948) Tsar of Bulgaria 1908-18. A.L.S., Ferdinand R, three pages, 8vo, Munich, 28th October 1923, to a Governor, in German. The...

PEDRO II OF BRAZIL: (1825-1891) Emperor of Brazil 1831-89. Also known as "the Magnanimous", second and last ruler of the Empire of Brazil. Rare A....

CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland (1649-51) and Ireland 1660-85. A good D.S., Charles R, (fine example) as King, at the head, one ...

STUART JAMES EDWARD FRANCIS: (1688-1766) Prince of Wales, son of the deposed King James II and VII. Known as The Old Pretender. A.L.S., James R, o...

GEORGE I: (1660-1727) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-27. L.S., Georgius R, with holograph subscription ('….the Good Brother, Cousin and Fr...

GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. L.S., George R, as King, with holograph subscription ('Your Cousin and Friend'),...

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. D.S., George R. (a 'mad' example), as King, at the head, three pages, folio, Court a...

[GEORGE III]: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. Small selection of A.Ls.S. by various daughters of King George III comprising Char...

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of the United Kingdom 1760-1820. A fine D.S., George R, (a large "mad time" bold ink signature) as King, at the head,...

WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland 1830-37. A.L.S., William, as Duke of Clarence, two pages, 4to, Bushy...

EDWARD VII: (1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom 1901-10. Ink signature ('Albert Edward', as Prince of Wales) and several additional words in hi...

`..stay calm, they do not have my charming Prince! I know that French newspapers have decided on my behalf or two or three times already!´ PRINCES...

ANDREW PRINCE: (1960-     ) Duke of York, son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. An early A.N.S., Andrew, on one side of a printed Buckingha...

ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. A good L.S., `Alexander´, as Emperor, one page, 4to, n.p., 16th Febru...

DDOLGORUKOVA CATHERINE: (1847-1922) Mistress of Tsar Emperor II of Russia. Catherine and Alexander II had three children before they formed a morg...

YUSUPOV FELIX: (1887-1967) Russian Aristocrat, also known as Prince Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston. Best known for his participation in the assas...

STADION JOHANN KASPAR VON: (1567-1641) Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights 1627-41 and President of the Privy Council of Emperor Ferdinand II. In...

TOCQUEVILLE ALEXIS DE: (1805-1859) Alexis Clérel, Viscount de Tocqueville. French Diplomat, Historian and political Scientist, best-known for his ...

TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD CHARLES MAURICE DE: (1754-1838) French Diplomat and Statesman. Prime Minister of France July-September 1815. An excellent and ...

METTERNICH PRINCE KLEMENS VON: (1773-1859) Austrian Politician and Statesman, one of the most important diplomats of his era. Austrian Empire's Fo...

MANIN DANIELE: (1804-1857) Italian Statesman and Patriot, leader of the Risorgimento in Italy. Widely considered a hero of the Italian unification...

HUSAK GUSTAV: (1913-1991) Czechoslovak Politician, First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 1969-87 and President of Czechoslovaki...

KUN BELA: (1886-1938) Born Bela Kohn. Hungarian Communist Revolutionary and Politician. He was the De Facto leader of the Hungarian Soviet Republi...

JAURES JEAN: (1859-1914) French Politician. Antimilitarist. A French Left historical figure. Assassinated. A good L.S., Jean Jaures, one page, 4to...

VILLAIN RAOUL: (1885-1936) French Nationalist. Murderer of French Socialist leader Jean Jaures. Rare A.L.S., `R. Villain´, two pages, to two separ...

CHIRAC JACQUES: (1932-2019) President of the French Republic 1995-2007, Prime Minister 1974-76 & 1986-88, and Mayor of Paris 1977-95. An excellent...

BURKE EDMUND: (1729-1797) Irish Statesman, Orator, Political Theorist and Philosopher. A.L.S., Edm. Burke, one page, 4to, n.p., 24th April 1796, t...

NORTH LORD: (1732-1792) British Prime Minister 1770-82. North led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence. L.S., North, one...

PITT WILLIAM: (1759-1806) The Younger. British Prime Minister 1783-1801, 1804-06. A.L.S., Mr. Pitt, in the third person, two pages, 4to, Downing S...

WILBERFORCE WILLIAM: (1759-1833) British Philanthropist and Politician, a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A.L.S., W Wilberforce...

PITT WILLIAM to WILBERFORCE: An exceptional and historical content correspondence set of twenty three A.Ls.S., `W. Pitt´, by William Pitt the Youn...

LIVERPOOL EARL OF: (1770-1828) British Prime Minister 1812-27. A.L.S., Hawkesbury, one page, 4to, Downing Street, 24th November 1809, to a gentlem...

LIVERPOOL EARL OF: (1770-1828) British Prime Minister 1812-27. L.S., Liverpool, one page, 4to, Walmer Castle, 29th November 1825, to the Sub Dean ...

CANNING GEORGE: (1770-1827) British Prime Minister April - August 1827. A.L.S., Geo. Canning, one page, 4to, Foreign Office, 1st June 1824, to Sir...

PEEL ROBERT: (1788-1850) British Prime Minister 1834-35 & 1841-46. L.S., Robert Peel, one page, 4to, Whitehall, 5th January 1842, to a gentleman. ...