Louis XV – Autograph Letter Signed To Ferdinand I Of Parma

LOUIS XV (1710 – 1774), King of France
Autograph letter signed to his grandson, Ferdinand I of Parma (1751-1802), son of Elizabeth of France. Choisy, September 9, 1765; 1 page in-4°. Beautiful black wax seal with the arms of France and Navarre. Autograph address on the fourth page: “To my brother, and grandson Ferdinand, child of Spain, Duke of Parma, and Piacenza”
Beautiful letter from the king which mentions in particular the future marriage of Ferdinand’s sister, Marie-Louise de Bourbon. That year, Ferdinand acceded to the throne of the Duchy of Parma, following the death of his father, Philip I, the new duke was only 14 years old: “You are doing very well, my very dear grandson, to have confidence in du Tillot; From all that has come back to me, he is capable of advising you well and of conducting your affairs well. M. de Keralio [Baron Auguste de Keralio, designated sub-governor of the Infante, was highly appreciated by Louis XV] is also a man of great merit, who will be of great help to you. The death of the Emperor [François I of the Holy Roman Empire, father of Marie-Antoinette, future Queen of France] was very cruel; it was his fault for not having wanted to be bled as had been proposed to him. I received a letter from your sister on the 21st. On the 23rd she remained near Madrid with deviance and a slight fever. She was better when the post left, but this delayed her marriage by a few days. The mail we are expecting should arrive any moment, however. I love you and I kiss you, my dearest grandson, with all my heart... »Letter referenced in the correspondence 'Letters from Louis XV to the Infante Ferdinand of Parma' Edition GrassetMarie-Louise de Bourbon, Princess of Parma, is Ferdinand's sister. She married the future Charles IV of Spain in 1765. She would be the mother of the future King Ferdinand VII of Spain.