LESZCZYNSKA MARIE: (1703-1768) Queen consort of France 1725-68 as the wife of King Louis XV. A.L.S., Marie, one page, small 4to, n.p., n.d. ('Le 27'; January 1729?), to the wife of the Marshal du Bourg, in French. The Queen states that she has received her correspondent's letter with great pleasure, continuing to remark 'Tout ce qui m'a fait de la peine en votre mariage c'est m'interessant comme je fais a ce qui vous regarde tous deux de l'avoir apris par d'autres que par le Marechal, cela n'empeche pourtant pas que je ne vous souhaite tous les bonheurs imaginables et que je ne souhaite dans toutes les ocassions de vous donner des preuves de mon amitie' (Translation: 'All that pained me about your marriage is, that having interested myself as I did in what concerns you both, having learned of it from others than from the Marshal, that does not, however, prevent that I wish you all the happiness imaginable and that I do not wish on all occasions to give you proof of my friendship'). With integral address leaf in the Queen's hand and bearing two good red wax seals. With the stamp of the Autograph Collection of Dr. Max Thorek, Chicago, to the lower blank half of the letter. Some very light, minimal age wear, VG

The Queen consort's correspondent is likely to have been Marie Anne de Klinglin, the second wife of the French nobleman and General Eleonor Marie du Maine (1655-1739) Count of Le Bourg. The couple married on 14^th January 1729 in Strasbourg.