BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. His Pontificate was dominated by...

BENEDICT XV: (1854-1922) Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 1914-22. His Pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed ''The suicide of Europe''. A good A.L., one page, 4to, n.p., n.d., to an attractive gilt embossed Papal monogramme letterhead, in Italian. Benedict XV provides an itemized list with lire figures alongside each entry, referring to raising money in order to help less fortunate citizens during the war, listing in part `H.H. Sig[gnore] Prince Schonburg-Hartenstein Ambassador of Austria-Hungary … 1500 lire - H.E signor Card[inal] Gaspari 500 lire..´ With blank integral leaf. VG £200-300

Prince Alois Schonburg-Hartenstein (1858-1944) member of the Austrian nobility. Military officer. From 1899 to 1913 he was President of the Austrian Red Cross.