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LOT 1434:
CATHERINE II THE GREAT: (1762-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, Catherine the Great. An ...
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CATHERINE II THE GREAT: (1762-1796) Empress of Russia 1762-96, Catherine the Great. An excellent and very attractive fully manuscript D.S., `Ekaterina´, in Cyrillic, a bold and fine signature, two pages, 10.5 x 16 (26.5 cm x 40.5 cm), large folio, Saint Petersburg, 24th February 1796, on the 34th year of the Reign, to King of The Two Sicilies and Jerusalem, Ferdinand I, in Cyrillic. The document is entitled, "Catherine II the Empress and Autocrat of All the Russias", and refers on the marriage of her grandson Konstantin Pavlovich, stating in part `On the 15th of February, took place the marriage of our most gracious grandson, His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich, to Her Imperial Highness the Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of All the Russias, born Princess Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld´ At the bottom of the page it is written `To Count Ivan Osterman´. A cleanly written document. Accompanied with the original large envelope, addressed to the King of Naples, and bearing a large paper seal affixed to the verso, with large remnants of red wax beneath. VG
Ferdinand I (1751-1825) King of the Two Sicilies 1816-25 (upon his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars) and previously, as Ferdinand IV, King of Naples 1759-99, 1799-1806, 1815-16 and, as Ferdinand III, King of Sicily 1759-1816
Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich (1779-1831) Grand Duke of Russia, son of Emperor Paul I. Tsesarevich of Russia during the reign of his brother Alexander I. He secretly renounced to the throne in 1823. After the death of Alexander I, and for 25 days, he was known as “His Imperial Majesty Konstantin I Emperor of all Russias”.
Grand Duke Konstantin married in 1796 Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1781-1860), also known as Grand Duchess Anna Feodorovna of Russia, a German Princess of the ducal house of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld .
