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Bonaparte, Louis

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:63.00 USD Estimated At:125.00 - 175.00 USD
Bonaparte, Louis
<Our item number 120027><B>Bonaparte, Louis.</B> &#40;1778-1846&#41; Brother of Napoleon I; fought in the Italian and Egyptian campaigns; made general &#40;1804&#41;, governor of Paris &#40;1805&#41; and King of Holland &#40;1806-1810&#41;; abdicated after he failed to enforce the Continental System. He married Napoleon I&#39;s stepdaughter, Hortense; their third son, Charles-Louis-Napoléon, became Napoleon III. LS &#40;&#34;Louis&#34;&#41; as King of Holland, 1p, 10&#34; x 8&#34;, Mayence &#40;Germany&#41;, 1806 Aug. 2. Very good; a large seal tear at lower right affects nothing. To Mr. Champagny, Minister of the Interior, regarding Captain Godissart of the 6th Foot Regiment of the Imperial Corps of Artillery and a member of the Legion of Honor, who is asking for assistance in enrolling his eldest son, who is nine years old, in the lycée at Liège or Brussels. &#34;…<I>30 years of service and 20 campaigns give this officer indisputable rights to the benevolence of His Majesty the Emperor and King. I ask you to propose to His Majesty the admittance of young Godissart</I>….&#34; A note at lower left shows that the proposal was made to Napoleon. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;125-175. <BR><BR>Our item number 120027<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/43jpegs/120027.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>