Suède – Dynastie Bernadotte - Maison royale de Belgique - Maison royale d'Orange-Nassau - Noblesse - Familles royales d’Europe – Belgique, Pays-Bas, Suède et Norvège et - 1850-1989

1] European Royal Families – Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway – 13 official documents and 8 photographs – 1979-1989
Exceptional documentary and photographic collection devoted to the great European royal dynasties of the second half of the 20th century.
Set of 21 items comprising 13 official documents, correspondence of royal chancelleries, letters signed, heraldic letterheads and genealogical documents, accompanied by 8 color and black-and-white photographs.
This collection comes from correspondence addressed to Freddy Boeykens, a Belgian collector living in Deurne (Antwerp), who maintained exchanges with various secretariats and offices of the European royal houses.
Royal correspondence and documents – 13 items
The documents, mainly dated from 1979 to 1989, come from several prestigious institutions:
Belgium – Royal Household of Belgium
Official correspondence concerning Prince Albert, future King Albert II, as well as Prince Philippe, Prince of Liège, future King of the Belgians. Letters on crowned letterhead paper of the royal cabinets, notably signed by J. van Ypersele, A. Pauwels and Gérard Jacques.
Also present is an elegant thank-you card from the king and queen, adorned with the Belgian royal coats of arms printed in violet, bearing the inscription “Palace of Brussels.”
Netherlands – Royal House of Orange-Nassau
Several official letters from Noordeinde Palace and Soestdijk Palace, relating to Queen Juliana, Queen Beatrix, Prince Claus and Princesses Christina and Margriet.
These correspondences bear the handwritten signatures of officials of the royal secretariats, notably S. J. van Riel-Hooykaas, C. E. B. Röell and L. Vietor-Brinkert.
Some documents feature the Dutch royal coat of arms embossed, particularly elegant.
Sweden – Bernadotte Dynasty
Detailed genealogical document of the Bernadotte family, from Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, who became King Charles XIV John of Sweden, to King Charles XVI Gustaf and his children.
An official chancery card of the King of Sweden, bearing a handwritten note signed by Louise Leijonhufvud, completes this part of the collection.
Norway – Royal House of Norway
Official letter from the Royal Palace of Oslo, dated 30 January 1985, signed by Barbara Iliff, Deputy Private Secretary to King Olav V.
This correspondence mentions protocol rules related to the issuing of signed photographs of the sovereign.
Photographic collection – 8 items
Set of eight vintage photographs, in color and black and white, depicting members of various European royal families.
Notably, family portraits of the Belgian royal house, with several generations gathered.
One photograph of King Charles XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Queen Silvia and their three children, Victoria, Carl Philip and Madeleine.
Group portraits of dynastic figures, bringing together sovereigns, princes, princesses and descendants.
Portraits of royal couples and photographs taken in gardens and residences.
These photographs offer a particularly interesting record of the official and family representation of European monarchies in the 1970s and 1980s.
The interest of this set lies in the combination of original official correspondence, handwritten signatures of high-ranking royal household officials, heraldic letterheads, and dynastic photographs.
The letters notably attest to the protocol practices of European courts regarding autograph and official portrait requests.
The signatures on the correspondence belong to secretaries and heads of royal cabinets, and not to the sovereigns themselves.
Set presenting an overall satisfactorily preserved state, with normal handling traces, folds of correspondence, some marginal marks and slight aging-related alterations. The photographs retain good legibility overall and their original colors.
A coherent and particularly decorative collection, bringing together four major European monarchies, intended for collectors of historical documents, autographs, royal photographs and dynastic memorabilia.
Composition: 13 documents and 8 photographs, i.e., 21 items in total.

2] Duke of Osuna – Duke of Sesto – Marquis of Villena – Autographed 19th-century correspondence – Spanish nobility.
Interesting handwritten aristocratic correspondence from the 19th century, comprising two letters written in French, accompanied by an old filing sleeve bearing the handwritten note “The Duke of Osuna.”
The documents feature elegant black ink cursive writing, characteristic of private correspondence of the European high aristocracy.
First letter – The Duke of Sesto
Handwritten letter addressed to “Madam the Marchioness,” written in a particularly courteous style.
The author thanks his correspondent for her recommendations and mentions his personal relations, as well as the possibility of paying her a visit.
The letter ends with a deferential closing and a signature appearing to correspond to the title of Duke of Sesto.
Second letter – The Marquis of Villena
Handwritten letter beginning with the greeting “Esteemed Sir Duke of Osuna.”
Its author mentions a personal matter, a visit and circumstances related to worldly relations.
The document bears a handwritten signature with a flourish, which reading seems to correspond to a Marquis title. The precise identification of the signatory remains to be confirmed.
A handwritten date, October 22, appears at the bottom of this letter, with no clearly identifiable year.
The Duchy of Osuna is one of the great dignities of the Spanish nobility, whose members played an important role in European political, diplomatic and social life.
The title of Duke of Sesto is notably associated with the House of Alcañices and with José Isidro Osorio y Silva (1825-1909), an influential figure in 19th-century Spanish aristocracy.
The Marquessate of Villena also belongs to the historic prestigious titles of the Spanish nobility.
These documents attest to social relations and private correspondence maintained between the great European aristocratic families.
19th century. French.
Manuscript documents in black ink.
Two letters on old paper.
Manuscript signatures and initials.
Old conservation sleeve bearing an attribution to the Duke of Osuna.
Good overall apparent condition, traces of old creases, light handling marks and ink bleed-through in places.
Interesting set for collectors of historical autographs, aristocratic correspondence, old documents and the history of the Spanish nobility.

The photos are an integral part of the description.
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