Maréchal MARMONT (Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de) Maréchal - Lot 460

Maréchal MARMONT (Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de) Maréchal d'Empire, Duc de Raguse (Châtillon-sur-Seine/ Côte d'Or 1774 - 1852) - Autograph letter signed "Le Mal Duc de Raguse", in Exile in VIENNE (Austria) on December 29, 1828, addressed to Mr le Comte de BIANCOURT in Paris (Envelope enclosed). 3 pages in-4°: He recalls with great pleasure his stay in Castellamare... "We remind you that at the time of our departure from Naples, we were unable to enter anything satisfactory... Madame de Mortemart's death appalled me and I cannot tell you the grief I felt. It seems that our little circle in Rome is under a curse. I don't understand how the poor Princess Borghese will bear her awful misfortune.... Madame d'Esterhazy is here, deeply touched by your memory, and that of Madame de Biancourt..." (Excerpt)