An Official Letter of State Signed by Napoleon As Emperor to a Neighboring King
A very uncommon signature of "Napoleon" in full.
“My sentiments will remain the same in all occasions that could contribute to his Majesty's personal satisfaction and prosperity of his house.”
Initially allied against France, in March 1802 Duke Frederick of Württemberg signed a private treaty with France in which he ceded his possessions on the left bank of the Rhine,...
“My sentiments will remain the same in all occasions that could contribute to his Majesty's personal satisfaction and prosperity of his house.”
Initially allied against France, in March 1802 Duke Frederick of Württemberg signed a private treaty with France in which he ceded his possessions on the left bank of the Rhine, receiving in return nine imperial towns and some other territories. He also accepted from Napoleon in 1803 the title of Elector. In 1805 Württemberg took up arms on the side of France, and by the Treaty of Pressburg in December 1805 the Elector received as part of his reward various Austrian possessions in Swabia and other lands in the region. As the other part Napoleon allowed him to assume the title of king as King Frederick I. In 1806 Frederick joined the pro-French Confederation of the Rhine and over the next three years received further additions of territory.
Document Signed as Emperor, with ribbons, Paris, September 14, 1808, to King Frederick, being a letter of state from one monarch to another. “My brother, I have received with true pleasure the letter from Your Majesty informing me of the marriage that has been celebrated in Munich the 8th of June last between the Royal Prince his son and the Princess Charlotte Auguste of Bavaria. Your Majesty need not doubt my feelings for an event so favorable. My sentiments will remain the same in all occasions that could contribute to his Majesty's personal satisfaction and prosperity of his house. These follow from a sincere friendship with which I am yours respectfully.” A search of public records shows just one other letter of state of Napoleon's having reached the market in the past dozen years.
Frederick continued to support Napoleon’s campaigns, contributing men against Prussia, Austria and Russia; and of the 16,000 of his subjects who marched with the French to Moscow, only a few hundred returned. After the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, believing that Napoleon was finished, King Frederick changed sides again, and by a treaty made with Metternich in November 1813 secured confirmation of his royal title and his recent acquisitions of territory, in return for his troops marching with those of the allies against France.
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