SUCHET (Louis-Gabriel). Autograph letter... - Lot 39 - Osenat

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SUCHET (Louis-Gabriel). Autograph letter... - Lot 39 - Osenat
SUCHET (Louis-Gabriel). Autograph letter [to his brother Gabriel-Catherine Suchet]. Breslau, January 12, 1808. 4 pp. in-folio. " ... The celebrations of 26 September [1807, in Paris, for the return of the Imperial Guard] must have pleased you, the details that you give me prove... WHAT POWERFUL MAGIC PRESIDES OVER ALL THAT IS DONE IN THE GREAT CITY, UNDER THE PROTECTIVE AEGIS OF THE HERO, OF THE CHOSEN ONE OF THE SKY... In truth, my friend, what a happy destiny it is to see oneself called to be the witnesses, and, a little actor, in the surprising events which are pressing each day, History will only collect them in part and posterity will have difficulty in believing them. Indeed, WITH WHAT RAPIDITY THE GREAT NAPOLEON TRANSPORTS FROM THE SHORTS OF THE NIEMEN TO THE LAKES OF VENICE, it is no longer as under the reign so praised in the annals of France, under Charlemagne who from Italy flew to appease the revolts of the Saxons, and walked with... fanaticism, no, IT IS ABOUT THE EMPIRE OF THE WORLD AND THE HERO IS ACCOMPANIED BY A SPIRIT OF TOLERANCE, ALMOST EQUAL TO THE EXTENT OF HIS GLORY, his lo[s] will soon be translated into all languages. The peoples jealous of being protected and servants to the greatest among the great, will claim, all, the laws that in his deep wisdom he has dictated, and that he knows at the right time to adapt to the customs of the nations that he wants to favor with his almighty support... The delay in the dispatch of my leave makes me lose a good chance of marriage, I believe it... If you want... to know my last step, read the following lines: "I request from Your Majesty a leave of absence to go to France and fulfill the last of my wishes, after having obtained your approval, that of marrying and founding a family. Your Majesty has deigned to encourage me to do so, and now, Sire, that you are master of the world, allow one of your most faithful subjects to desire an heir to his gratitude and to your benefits. For four years, Sire, the daughter you have deigned to entrust to me has never ceased to be animated by love and respect for Your Majesty. Her boundless attachment to your august person has made her deeply regret not to fight under your eyes at Eylau and Friedland. She aspires to fight again your last enemies, by resuming her place in the camp of Boulogne, if your sublime projects call her there. 9 xbre" " The future marshal Suchet would marry in November 1808 Honorine Anthoine de Saint-Joseph, niece of Julie Clary - the latter was the wife of the king of Spain Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I.
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