ORLÉANS Philippe duc d' [Saint-Cloud, 1674... - Lot 168 - Varenne Enchères

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ORLÉANS Philippe duc d' [Saint-Cloud, 1674... - Lot 168 - Varenne Enchères
ORLÉANS Philippe duc d' [Saint-Cloud, 1674 - Versailles, 1723], Regent of France during the minority of Louis XV. Letter signed "Philippe d'Orléans", [addressed to Abbé Dubois]. Paris, January 19, 1717; 1 1/2 pages in-4°. Important political letter where it is question of England, Spain, the tsar, Sweden and the king of Prussia. "Mr. le Mal d'Uxelles must have told you with regard to the conversations that you must have with Sthanhope on the general affairs as well of the north of Spain, that it is not up to us to provide them with projects and to give them wishes it is only necessary to know their feelings and what they wish to conform to it in what is convenient for us and to try then to bring back them on what could be contrary to us, Thus by assuring him of my friendship and of the intention or I am to enter into all his wishes, only charge you to give me an account of his proposals without making any of them to him yourself"... Former collection Fillon.
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