LOUISE, princesse d'Orléans, infante d'Espagne (1882-1958)

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LOUISE, princesse d'Orléans, infante d'Espagne (1882-1958)
Set of 16 L.A.S. and C.A.S.: "Louise", addressed to Countess Xavier Villeneuve-Bargemont, née Yvonne Laffleur de Kermaingant (1873-1967), lady-in-waiting of the Duchess of Guise, dating from 1907 to 1935, various formats, some on letterheaded paper with the arms of France, her monogram and the Château de Bellevue. Attached are 5 L.A.S.: "Louise" addressed to Count Jean Laffleur de Kermaingant (1879-1966), dating from 1905 to 1917. Text in French, 46 pages. Text: - May 21, 1915: "(...), need I tell you how moved my French heart was by the reception given to us by our beautiful African troops who had come to greet us on the edge of the... The memory is indelible. Lately I saw that your brother Jean had been mentioned on the agenda, and I was pleased to see that you and your dear parents (...) Your letter found me in Villamanriqué where I had spent 10 days with my mother, because this terrible war naturally makes our family reunions difficult. Thank God she was well and is preparing to return to Randan shortly to resume her nursing duties. She asked me to thank you for your good memories..." - July 6, 1915: "(...) the war is a terrible nightmare for us, haunting us and pursuing us night and day. To say that it will soon be a year that this scourge lasts, is awful. Let's hope that all our past wishes for a great victory will soon be granted! I hope with all my heart that you have good news from Luis and Jean (...)" - April 18, 1926: "How grateful I am for your affectionate sympathy in this great pain that strikes us. To think that we have lost this brother so tenderly loved without even having been able to see him again! How many sadnesses of grief and anguish in a short time. How much change and upheaval that God gives us the resignation and consolation that he alone can give (...)" - April 30, 1934: "I have just received your good letter of the 27th, sent back from Paris, for we are still held here by the serious illness of my father-in-law. As there is, h
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