French History A collection of documents, comprising: Andre Garnier. Passport signed, 20 April 1780 Louis XVI. Document signed with secretarial signature, 30 August 1788 [Louis XVI] Summary expenses of the King's household whilst a prisoner at Tuileries, 1791 Louis XVIII. Document signed with a secretarial signature, 27 June 1814 Details sur la séance qui a eu lieu à la chambre des pairs, concernant Le procès du Maréchal Ney. Sa condamnation à la peine du mort...Bulletin de la Séance du 6 Décembre 1815", Paris: 7 December 1815, 4 pages, 4to, "No.8--et dernier [bulletin]", with the Royal emblem of the crowned fleur-de-lys in the top right hand corner. Talleyrand. Passport countersigned by Talleyrand, for John Wilson Croker, 7 July 1819 King Louis Philippe. Autograph letter as Duc d'Orleans, in the third person, 11 July 1818 King Louis Philippe. Autograph letter signed, 30 May 1830 Marie Amelie de Bourbon, consort of Louis Philippe, autograph letter signed, 4 August 1858 Prince Jerome Napoleon, letter signed, 29 July 1879 Series of four carte-de-visite photographs of the French Imperial family; also a carte-de-visite of the family of Louis XVIII Marshal Ney was arguably Napoleon's greatest general, dubbed by him "le brave des braves". When Napoleon returned from Elba to launch his final campaign, "The Hundred Days" of 1815, Ney promised the restored monarchy that he would not join him. However he remained loyal to Napoleon despite a promise to Louis XVIII, and personally led the doomed cavalry charge at Waterloo in June. He was arrested and tried by the Chamber of Peers (4-6 December) and, on 7 December, he was executed by firing squad in Paris near the Luxembourg Gardens. Ney's defence team had proposed to claim that Ney was no longer a French citizen and that the court could not try him. On the third page, Ney is quoted declaring: "Oui, messieurs, je suis français, et je mourrai comme tel. On n'a pas voulu entendre mes défenseurs; je les remercie de ce qu'ils ont fait pour moi, et de ce qu'ils pourraient faire encore; mais j'aime mieux n'être pas défendu que de l'être imparfaitement; je ferai comme Moreau, j'en appelerai à l'Europe et à la postérité".
French History A collection of documents, comprising: Andre Garnier. Passport signed, 20 April 1780 Louis XVI. Document signed with secretarial signature, 30 August 1788 [Louis XVI] Summary expenses of the King's household whilst a prisoner at Tuileries, 1791 Louis XVIII. Document signed with a secretarial signature, 27 June 1814 Details sur la séance qui a eu lieu à la chambre des pairs, concernant Le procès du Maréchal Ney. Sa condamnation à la peine du mort...Bulletin de la Séance du 6 Décembre 1815", Paris: 7 December 1815, 4 pages, 4to, "No.8--et dernier [bulletin]", with the Royal emblem of the crowned fleur-de-lys in the top right hand corner. Talleyrand. Passport countersigned by Talleyrand, for John Wilson Croker, 7 July 1819 King Louis Philippe. Autograph letter as Duc d'Orleans, in the third person, 11 July 1818 King Louis Philippe. Autograph letter signed, 30 May 1830 Marie Amelie de Bourbon, consort of Louis Philippe, autograph letter signed, 4 August 1858 Prince Jerome Napoleon, letter signed, 29 July 1879 Series of four carte-de-visite photographs of the French Imperial family; also a carte-de-visite of the family of Louis XVIII Marshal Ney was arguably Napoleon's greatest general, dubbed by him "le brave des braves". When Napoleon returned from Elba to launch his final campaign, "The Hundred Days" of 1815, Ney promised the restored monarchy that he would not join him. However he remained loyal to Napoleon despite a promise to Louis XVIII, and personally led the doomed cavalry charge at Waterloo in June. He was arrested and tried by the Chamber of Peers (4-6 December) and, on 7 December, he was executed by firing squad in Paris near the Luxembourg Gardens. Ney's defence team had proposed to claim that Ney was no longer a French citizen and that the court could not try him. On the third page, Ney is quoted declaring: "Oui, messieurs, je suis français, et je mourrai comme tel. On n'a pas voulu entendre mes défenseurs; je les remercie de ce qu'ils ont fait pour moi, et de ce qu'ils pourraient faire encore; mais j'aime mieux n'être pas défendu que de l'être imparfaitement; je ferai comme Moreau, j'en appelerai à l'Europe et à la postérité".
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