Lot n° 150
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
OFFICIAL TRIP OF CZAR NICOLAS II (1868-1918) TO FRANCE. - Lot 150
OFFICIAL TRIP OF CZAR NICOLAS II (1868-1918) TO FRANCE.
Autograph letter signed "Guy de Beaupré", addressed to his grandfather, Gustave de Reiset (1821-1905), dated October 10, 1896, 3 pages, folio, text in French. Interesting letter in which the author evokes the great moments of the visit of the tsar to Paris from 5 to 9 October 1896. A birth announcement in the name of Guy de Beaupré, dated October 13, 1885, is attached.
Text: "Voyage du tsar Nicolas II en France, October 5, 1896. Together with my grandparents from Reiset, my father and my mother, I went to see the arrival of the Tsar of Russia in Paris, at the Baroness du Mesnil's house, who had invited us to lunch. The autocratic Emperor of all Russia is today France's only ally and it was as a friend that the whole country received and celebrated him. At dawn the soldiers formed a hedge of honour along his route from the station at La Muette to the Russian embassy where he was staying. The tsarina accompanied him and also their only child, Grand Duchess Olga, who had been sent to sleep and rest from this long journey, as she was not yet one year old. The appearance of the Champs-Elysees was superb, each house decorated with flags in the national colours of both countries, a huge crowd, on all balconies, at the windows and in the streets cheered them in the pass. As soon as the procession appeared, the repeated cries of "Long live the TTsar, long live Russia" were joyfully heard from all sides and nothing annoying came to disturb this 1st day of joy! The second day was used to lay the foundation stone of a bridge which will be named after Alexander III in memory of the father of the present sovereign. After this ceremony, the Emperor attended a session of the Academy and went to the coin-room, where a medal was struck in his honour. A stroll through Versailles occupied the third day. The Emperor and the Empress visited this beautiful palace of Versailles, built under the glorious reign of Loui
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