LOUIS XVI (1754-1793) King of France. Autograph... - Lot 43 - Rossini

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LOUIS XVI (1754-1793) King of France. Autograph... - Lot 43 - Rossini
LOUIS XVI (1754-1793) King of France. Autograph Apostille of 18 lines at the head of a L.A.S. addressed to him by Louis-Joseph-François de Bourbonprince de CONTI (1734-1814), Paris May 5, 1788; 2 pages in-fol. Important letter during the conflict with the Parliament. The Prince of Conti, who had supported, alone among the Princes of the blood, the policy of Louis XV at the time of Maupeou, was always in opposition to the liberal policy of Louis XVI; the present letter, written on the very day of the famous deliberation of the Parliament of Paris tending to limit the rights of the sovereign, shows that the Prince was anxious to remain outside the conflict: "Your Majesty knows that I do not get involved, nor do I want to get involved in anything, I cannot be reproached for intriguing, I desire nothing more than to finish my old age quietly and I see with pain, that I will not succeed in this, if Your Majesty does not have the goodness to exempt me from all the occasions which can disturb my rest. It is thus the grace that I ask, Sire. There are today many princes of your blood to accompany you, I am old, I have been serving for forty years, and I dare to say that my attachment to your person, and my respect for your wishes, must obtain for me from your Majesty, this mark of kindness. Suffer therefore, Sire, that I ask it of you, and that I live and die quietly, making wishes for Your Majesty and the good of the State "...Louis XVI answered, in the upper right corner of the letter: "I will confess to you my Cousin that I was astonished by the letter I received from you, the motive of your tranquility is not a valid one in the present moment, from whom should I expect more examples of attachment in all occasions than from the Princes of my Blood, their personal interest is always linked with mine, you yourself my Cousin gave a striking proof of it when you remained alone of the Princes with the late King [at the time of the edicts of Maupeou]. What I desire is the general good of my subjects, and I believe I have always given enough proof of this to be counted on, so my Cousin, do not allow yourself to fall prey to the chimerical fears that ill-intentioned people can spread; cooperate with the good and the order that I am resolved to establish, and you can be sure that your peace will not be disturbed... [During the night of May 5-6, Louis XVI exiled the Parliament and the opponents].
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