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Princess Dorothea Lieven correspondence
Title
Princess Dorothea Lieven correspondence, 1817-1857.
Physical Description
0.21 linear feet (1 box)
Language
French
Notes
In French.
Provenance
Purchased from Bernard Quaritch (Christie's, Bowood Sale, 1994 October 12, lot 43) on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection Fund, 1994.
Organization
Material arranged by recipient.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Princess Dorothea Lieven (1785-1857) was a Baltic German noblewoman. Married to Prince Christoph Heinrich von Lieven (1774-1838), Minister Plenipotentiary from Russia to the Court of St. James from 1812 to 1834, she established influential political and social salons in London and Paris.
Comtesse Margaret de Flahault de la Billardrie (1788-1867) was a British society hostess and advisor to Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales. In 1817, she married the French statesman Comte Charles de Flahault de la Billardrie (1785-1870). They had five daughters, including Emily Jane de Flahault (1819-1895), later Emily Jane Petty-Fitzmaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne, following her 1843 marriage to Lord Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice (1816-1866).
Summary
Collection of circa 140 autograph manuscript letters, signed, from Princess Dorothea Lieven, written to members of the de Flahault de la Billardrie family, concerning social, cultural, political, and personal matters. Includes letters to Comtesse Margaret de Flahault de la Billardrie, Comte Charles de Flahault de la Billardrie, and Emily Jane de Flahault. Also included is an autograph manuscript draft of a letter from Comtesse Margaret de Flahault de la Billardrie to Lieven; and a manuscript copy of a letter, in an unidentified hand, concerning the Paris salons of Princess Dorothea Lieven and Countess Margaret de Flahault de la Billardrie. Accompanied by dealer's description.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
November 29, 2022
References
Princess Dorothea Lieven Correspondence. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Princess Dorothea Lieven Correspondence. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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