NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. First President of France 1848-52, therefore holding the distinction of being the first titular president and the last monarch of France. L.S., Napoleon, one page, 8vo, Palace of Fontainebleau, 23rd August 1868, to madame Masuyer, in French. The letter bears at the heading Napoleon´s blind embossed monogram. Napoleon III thanks his correspondent for her kind words and noble sentiments, and further states ´I like finding your sentiments in your writings, they remind me a past full of loyalty..´ The written text is in the hand of Napoleon´s secretary Conti. With blank integral leaf. VG £250-350