NICHOLAS I (1825–1855), Emperor of Russia Signed letter to Auguste Frédéric Louis Vies de Marmon. In French. Saint Petersburg. November 10, 1827.

In French. Nicholas I’s autograph signature at the end of the text. [1] p. on a double leaf; 24 x 19.6 cm Expresses gratitude for the congratulations on the birth of his second son. On 21 September 1827 the fifth child and second son of Emperor Nicholas I and Alexandra Feodorovna was born: Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich (1827-1892). Auguste Frédéric Louis Viesse de Marmont, Duke of Ragusa (1774-1852), was a French military commander, statesman and diplomat, and one of Napoleon’s most prominent associates. He was the last of Napoleon’s marshals to die. In 1826 he was France’s official representative in Moscow at the coronation of Emperor Nicholas I.