Marquis de Dreux-Brézé - L’Écuyer de Villers. - 2 Lettres autographes signée Famille aristocratique française - 1869-1906

2 LAS Noblesse of the 20th century.

1] Marquis de Dreux-Brézé – Autograph letter signed – 1869 – French aristocratic family – 19th century
Autograph letter signed (ALS), dated Paris, February 19, 1869, attributed by its former classification to a member of the Dreux-Brézé marquis family, a great lineage of French nobility.
The document bears a handwritten signature in which the name Dreux-Brézé appears.
This letter, written in a particularly respectful style, speaks of a recommendation of a person to its recipient.
The author conveys a request concerning a appointment or a personal situation and solicits a benevolent intervention.
He expresses especially his wish to transmit a favorable recommendation and concludes with a deference formula.
The Dreux-Brézé family holds an important place in the history of French nobility, particularly known for its functions as Grand Master of Ceremonies of France under the Ancien Régime and the Restoration.
This correspondence, dated 1869, belongs to the period of the Second Empire, under Napoleon III.
It testifies to epistolary customs, personal relations, and the practice of recommendation within aristocratic circles of the 19th century.
February 19, 1869, according to the reading of the handwritten date. Paris.
Autograph letter signed.
Old cursive writing, pale ink.
Second Empire era.
Accompanied by an old filing card mentioning “Dreux-Brézé Claude, marquis de.”
Old, satisfactory condition, with preservation creases and noticeably pale ink. Text partially difficult to decipher, signature preserved.
Interesting document for collectors of autograph letters, aristocratic correspondence, genealogical nobiliary documents, and French 19th-century historical documents.

2] L’Écuyer de Villers – Autograph letters signed – 1906 – Recommendation for Reims High School – French nobility.
Interesting autographed letter (ALS), dated Paris, July 7, 1906, written and signed by Mr. L’Écuyer de Villers, belonging to a French aristocratic milieu of the early 20th century.
This private correspondence is addressed to the director of a school and concerns a personal intervention on behalf of a young girl wishing to continue her studies at the Reims High School.
The author warmly recommends a young scholarship holder, eager to be appointed as tutor-representative at the Reims High School.
He especially refers to the intervention of Mr. Émard, who demanded boarding at the school with a very strong supplemental restraint, as well as the possibility of allowing this young woman to finally marry her fiancé.
The letter also mentions Mrs. Gadeau, Mr. Émard, and Mr. Gréhaut, who could intervene or testify in favor of the candidate.
The author solicits the recipient’s benevolence and closes with a particularly courteous formula.
Signature: Mr. L'Écuyer de Villers.
Address mentioned: 9, impasse du Maine, Paris.
This correspondence constitutes an interesting testimony on recommendation networks, the professional conditions of women in secondary education, and personal interventions with the French school administration at the beginning of the 20th century.
It also illustrates social relations and epistolary practices of aristocratic circles of the Belle Époque.
Date: July 7, 1906.
Place: Paris.
Nature: autographed letter signed.
Presentation: a double manuscript sheet, i.e., three written pages.
Language: French.
Handwriting: black ink, cursive.
Era: early 20th century.
Accompanied by an old genealogical and historic filing card.
Good overall apparent condition, with old folds, light handling marks and natural signs of time. Writing well preserved and largely legible.
Original document presenting an interest for autograph collectors, old correspondence, aristocratic documents, and the history of French education.

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