Louis-Philippe 1er (1773/1850) Roi des Français de 1830 à 1848 - L.A.S adressée à un de ses ministres défait lors d'élections locales - 1837

A handwritten letter signed on one page on a single sheet.

- The king addresses one of his ministers to comfort him after the failure of his election.
- While acknowledging that a defeat is difficult, he insists that the greatest danger is discouragement, which makes reversals irreparable.
- To encourage him not to give up, he cites two historical examples: the attitude of Louis XIV who stood firm at Gertruydenberg, and that of the British minister Lord Palmerston who, despite electoral setbacks, managed to rebound (using his famous phrase “Nevermind!”) to remain in office.