KING OF FRANCE LOUIS PHILIPPE I AUTOGRAPH on Hunting License Document issued on September 15, 1828 to Monseigneur Raimbault allowing him to hunt once a week in the Montargis Forest
"Louis-Philippe d´ORLEANS, Duke of Orleans, of Valois,
Chartres, Nemours, Montpensier, Prinse de Joinville, Count of Vermandois,
of Soissons, etc., etc., etc .; First Prince of the Blood and Peer of
France, Colonel-General of the Hussars.
We allow Mr. Raimbault, owner in Chaletter to hunt once a week accompanied by a person with dogs in the Montargis forest, Canton. the Marchais Joannin is the Vallie de Vangonard by complying with the laws and regulations on hunting, in particular our Regulation of September 30, 1815, on hunting in our forests.
We allow him to shoot hare, rabbit, partridge and passing birds.. This Permission must be presented, before using it, With the visa of Mr. Brossard our Inspector in Montargis
The forest of Montargis is a French national forest located on the territory of ten municipalities of the department of Loiret (Center-Val de Loire region), north-east of Montargis, in the natural region of Gâtinais.
In 1785, when Louis Philippe Joseph, Duke of Orleans, succeeded his father, he inherited a vast medieval fortress, rich in a glorious past but devoid of all meaning, where only a few old servants resided. However, after a long sleep, new clamors are heard, of renewal and hope: the establishment of a cotton mill. The Revolution undermines this momentum and the prince's heirs are forced to sell all his goods. In 1809, a speculator bought the old castle for a few francs in order to dismantle it and sell stones, lead and beams to local entrepreneurs. From 1837, the evangelical church of Montargis took over the place. The castle then slumbered for nearly half a century, passing from hand to hand, before new cries were heard from the students of the Saint-Louis school ...
King Louis Philippe
(1773-1850), had
ascended to the throne as a result of the July Revolution of 1830, an
outpouring of public opposition to King Charles X (1757-1836). Known as the "Citizen
King" for his menial habits and public visibility, Louis Philippe was
a direct descendent of Philippe d' Orleans (1640-1701), the youngest son
of King Louis XIII (1601-1643). Being far removed from the crown, he was raised
more harshly than a well-to-do commoner. Louis was 57 years old when
liberals and political allies opposed to Charles brought him to power as a
revolutionary monarch through a political coup. Once named King, however,
he chose a middle course between the monarchists and the Bonapartists. In spite
of his attempt at a more democratic nation, numerous rebellions and
attempted assassinations caused Louis Philippe to become more guarded of
his person and stricter with his people. These measures were necessary due to
factors beyond the King's control; blights of drought and disease in the 1840s
led to famine and economic hardships for which the French, reverting to their
old ways, blamed the noblemen and monarchy. A new age of revolutionaries
evolved and challenged the crown. Louis Philippe believed in the democratic
doctrine; therefore, in 1848, he chose to abdicate. Still, he was forced
to flee to England for sanctuary, and lived there for the remainder of his
life.
Size: 15.5" x 10" (39.5 cm x 25.3 cm), Watermarked and Signed
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