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Auction: 19022 - Historical Documents, Postal History and Autographs
Lot: 2193

Autographs
Russia
Alexander I
1811 (3 March) entire letter with two bifolio pages from St. Petersburg to Naples; the envelope has a lengthy address, with the large wafer seal of Tsar Alexander I. The letter is written in Cyrillic and with a contemporary translation in French.


"... by the grace of God, Emperor and autocrat of all the Russias, of Muscovy, Kiev, Novogorod, Tzar of Astracan, Siberia, etc. [the letter follows with seventeen lines of titles and possessions] writes as most serene and powerful prince Joachim Napoleon, for the grace of God and the constitution of Naples and Grand Admiral of France, friend and Brother ". The Tsar presents Prince Serej Dolgorouky as his extraordinary envoy and minister plenipotentiary and requests his acceptance from the King of Naples. Signed by Tsar Alexander I. Good to fine. Photo

Alexander I (1777 - 1825) emperor of Russia (1801–25), who alternately fought and befriended Napoleon I during the Napoleonic Wars but who ultimately (1813–15) helped form the coalition that defeated the Emperor of the French. He took part in the Congress of Vienna (1814–15), strove for the establishment of the Holy Alliance (1815), taking part in the conferences that followed.

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Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500