EMPIRE. Cardinal D'ISOARD. Joachim-Jean-Xavier d'ISOARD (176 - Lot 430

EMPIRE. Cardinal D'ISOARD. Joachim-Jean-Xavier d'ISOARD (1766-1839) Archbishop of AUCH (Gers), Cardinal in 1826. 5 autograph letters, Paris August 31, 1803, March 11, April 6, July 4 and December 19, 1812, to his brother Joseph d'Isoard, grand-prévôt in Aix; 9 pages in-4 and in-8. Superb text about Étienne Clary, candidate for the Senate (1803); the Pope; Cardinal Fesch, Madame Mère and Pauline Bonaparte, who "are at the waters of Aix en Savoye"; and the Emperor's return to Paris on December 19, 1812. 2 Letters A.S. from another Isoard to his family are enclosed - Letter of August 31 (1803) "I wrote to you yesterday, my dear friend, and today I am writing to you again to ask you to invite those of the electors of Aix whom you may know to give their vote to Monsieur Étienne CLARY of Marseille, Legislator, to be presented as Candidate for the Senate. Clary is our close friend, thinking perfectly well, Joseph BONAPARTE's brother-in-law, who wrote to the Prefect in Marseille and to Citizen BARTHÉLÉMY President, so you see it's the family's wish. Do this carefully, so that it cannot be said that we intrigued for him..." (Excerpt) + "(Paris) December 19, 1812. "The Canon is firing at this moment, my dear Joseph, announcing to us the Emperor's arrival in this capital (Napoleon 1st is back from Russia) which took place yesterday evening or last night; he is in perfect health. MADAME (Letizia BONAPARTE, Emperor Napoleon's mother), to whom I had just sent a letter, was already at the Tuileries by 11 o'clock... (Extract)