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SOPHIA OF PRUSSIA: (1870-1932) Queen of Greece 1913-17 & 1920-22, as consort of King Constantine I. Granddaughter of Queen Victoria. A fine A.L.S., `Sophie´, two pages, oblong 8vo card, [Luzern], 18th July 1920, to `Dolly´, Dorothée de Talleyrand, in German. The Queen, close to the end of her first exile expresses her feelings about the difficult times she is living and her hopes about peace returning to Europe. She further refers to the happiness that the arrival of her two sisters, the Prussian Princesses, will bring to her solitude and points out the sadness of the empty city and hotels. Three months later her sorrow and solitude increased after the death of her son, Prince Alexander, who died at the early age of 27 from the effects of a monkey bite. A lengthy untranslated letter. VG Dorothée de Talleyrand (1862-1948) wife of Jean de Castellane.

 
SOPHIA OF PRUSSIA: (1870-1932) Queen of Greece 1913-17 & 1920-22, as consort of King Constantine I. Granddaughter of Queen Victoria. A fine A.L.S., `Sophie´, two pages, oblong 8vo card, [Luzern], 18th July 1920, to `Dolly´, Dorothée de Talleyrand, in German. The Queen, close to the end of her first exile expresses her feelings about the difficult times she is living and her hopes about peace returning to Europe. She further refers to the happiness that the arrival of her two sisters, the Prussian Princesses, will bring to her solitude and points out the sadness of the empty city and hotels. Three months later her sorrow and solitude increased after the death of her son, Prince Alexander, who died at the early age of 27 from the effects of a monkey bite. A lengthy untranslated letter. VG Dorothée de Talleyrand (1862-1948) wife of Jean de Castellane.