MARIA THERESA: (1717-1780) Holy Roman Empress 1745-80 and Queen of Bohemia 1743-80, the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylva...

PHILIP II: (1527-1598) King of Spain 1556-98. During his marriage to Queen Mary I of England, he was King of England and Ireland 1554-58. Rare L.S...

CLAUDE OF FRANCE: (1499-1524) Queen of France 1515-24, wife of King Francis I. A fine, rare L.S., Claude, one page, 4to, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 13...

 [CATHERINE DE' MEDICI]: (1519-1589) French and Italian noblewoman, Queen of France 1547-59 by her marriage to King Henry II. A good, historic A.L...

BETHUNE MAXIMILIEN DE: (1560-1641) 1st Duke of Sully, Marquis of Rosny and Nogent. French nobleman, soldier, statesman and trusted counsellor of K...

SAUVE CHARLOTTE DE: (1551-1617) French noblewoman, the mistress of King Henry of Navarre (later King Henry IV of France). Charlotte de Sauve was a...

QUEEN MARGOT - MARGARET OF VALOIS: (1553-1615) Popularly known as "La Reine Margot". French Princess of the Valois dynasty. Queen of Navarre 1572-...

HENRY IV: (1553-1610) King of France 1589-1610. A fine L.S., Henry, one page, folio, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 14th August 1603, to Cardinal Visconti...

BRICHANTEAU NICOLAS DE: (1582-1650) French nobleman and memoirist. D.S., Nicolas de Brichanteau Nangis, with one line of text in his hand, one pag...

MAZARIN JULES: (1602-1661) Italian Cardinal, Diplomat and Politician, served as Chief Minister of the French Monarch 1642-61. L.S., `Le Card[inal]...

LOUIS PHILIPPE I: (1773-1850) King of the French 1830-48, the penultimate undisputed monarch of France. L.S., Louis Philippe D, one page, small 4t...

[DUCHESS OF BERRY]: (1798-1870) Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Italian Princess, daughter of King Francis I of the Two Sicilies and grand...

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70 who also served as the first President of France 1848-52. L.S., Napoleon, one page, folio,...

NAPOLEON III: (1808-1873) Emperor of the French 1852-70, the nephew of Napoleon I and the last monarch to rule over France. Napoleon III also serv...

PHILIPPE OF ORLEANS: (1838-1894) French Prince, Count of Paris and the disputed King of the French from 24th to 26th February 1848 as Louis Philip...

LEOPOLD I: (1790-1865) King of the Belgians 1831-65. D.S., Leopold R, one page, folio, Palace of Laeken, 6th September 1844, in French. The partia...

LEOPOLD I OF BELGIUM: (1790-1865) King of the Belgians 1831-65 following Belgian independence in 1830. Founder of the Royal House to which all Bel...

LEOPOLD II: (1835-1909) King of the Belgians 1865-1909. D.S., Leopold, one page, large oblong folio, Brussels, 12th December 1889, in French. The ...

FERDINAND I OF NAPLES: (1424-1494) King of Naples 1458-94, one of the most influential and feared monarchs in Europe at the time and an important ...

WILHELM I: (1797-1888) King of Prussia 1861-88 and the first German Emperor 1871-88. D.S., Wilhelm, three pages, folio, Berlin, 14th March 1885, i...

FREDERICK AUGUSTUS I: (1750-1827) Elector of Saxony 1763-1806 (as Frederick Augustus III) and King of Saxony 1806-27. The King was a loyal ally to...

CZARTORYSKI ADAM JERZY: (1770-1861) Polish nobleman, Statesman and Author. Foreign affair Minister to the Tsar Alexander I when Poland was partiti...

NADASDY TAMAS: (1498-1562) Hungarian nobleman and statesman, an influential (and secret) counsellor to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. D.S., T...

PETER II: (1715-1730) Emperor of Russia 1727-30. An extremely rare L.S., Peter, one page, small 4to, Moscow, 20th November 1729, to Ferdinand Albe...

ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Attractive signed printed large folio copy of L´Illustration Journal Universel, French weekl...

ALEXANDER III: (1845-1894) Emperor of Russia 1881-94. Attractive signed printed large folio copy of L´Illustration Journal Universel, French weekl...

ALEXANDER II OF RUSSIA: (1818-1881) Emperor of Russia 1855-81. Assassinated. A good L.S., `Alexander´, as Emperor, one page, 4to, n.p., 16th Febru...

HENRY FREDERICK: (1594-1612) Prince of Wales, the eldest son and heir apparent of James VI and I, King of England and Scotland, and his wife Anne ...

CHARLES II: (1630-1685) King of England, Scotland & Ireland 1660-85. A.L.S., Charles R, two pages, 8vo, Brussels, 18th March 1660, to an unidentif...

STUART JAMES: (1688-1766) The Old Pretender. Prince of Wales, son of King James II and VII of England, Scotland and Ireland. L.S., votre bon Amy, ...

GEORGE II: (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page, folio, Court at St. James's, 17t...

GEORGE III: (1738-1820) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1760-1820. D.S., George R, as King, at the head, one page (vellum), oblong folio, Court ...

WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1830-37. D.S., William R, as King of Hanover, at the foot, one pag...

[VICTORIA]: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. REID JAMES (1849-1923) British doctor who served as physici...

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-36. A good D.S., George R. I., as King, at the head, one page, large oblong folio, Court at ...

MARY OF TECK: (1867-1953) Queen consort of the United Kingdom 1910-36, wife of King George V. Signed Christmas greetings card by Queen Mary, the s...

GEORGE VI: (1895-1952) King of the United Kingdom 1936-52. A.L.S., Albert, as Prince, two pages, 8vo, n.p. (Berkshire), 5th May 1917, to 'My dear ...

PHILIP PRINCE: (1921-2021) Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth II 1952-2021. Two partially printed 8vo pages removed from the High Power...

MARGARET PRINCESS: (1930-2002) Countess of Snowdon, younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II. A.L.S., Margaret, two pages (separate leaves), 8vo, n.p....

GARCIA DE LEON Y PIZARRO JOSE: (1770-1835) Spanish politician who served as Minister of State of Spain (i.e. Prime Minister) from 1816-18. D.S., J...

GALITZINE ALEXANDER: (1773-1844) Russian Statesman, Minister and confidante of Tsar Alexander I. Chairman of State Council under Nicholas I. A ver...

MUSSOLINI BENITO: (1883-1945) Italian Fascist Dictator of World War II. An excellent A.L.S., `Mussolini´, signed twice, one page, folio, Milano, 5...

POMPIDOU GEORGES: (1911-1974) French politician who served as Prime Minister of France 1962-68 and later as President of France 1969-74. Blue ink ...

NORTH LORD: (1732-1792) British Prime Minister 1770-82. North led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence. L.S., North, one...

GLADSTONE WILLIAM: (1809-1898) British Prime Minister 1868-74, 1880-85, 1886 and 1892-94. A.L.S., W E Gladstone, two pages, 8vo, Carlton House Ter...

BALFOUR ARTHUR JAMES: (1848-1930) British Prime Minister 1902-05. A.L.S., Arthur James Balfour, three pages, 8vo, 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, 4t...

CHURCHILL WINSTON S.: (1874-1965) British Prime Minister 1940-45, 1951-55. Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1953. Book signed and inscribed, bei...

MACMILLAN HAROLD: (1894-1986) British Prime Minister 1957-63. A.L.S., Harold Macmillan, five pages, 8vo, Cadogan Place, London, 2nd March 1937, to...

THATCHER MARGARET: (1925-2013) British Prime Minister 1979-90. A slim 8vo folding blue and white election campaign leaflet issued by Thatcher for ...

CHURCHILL RANDOLPH (1849-1895) British statesman, father of Winston S. Churchill. Lord Randolph Churchill served as Secretary of State for India 1...

CHAMBERLAIN JOSEPH: (1836-1914) British statesman, father of Nobel Peace Prize winner Austen Chamberlain and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. A...

MARTI JOSE & ESTRADA PALMA TOMAS: José Martí (1853-1895) Cuban Poet, Writer and Revolutionary Philosopher. Martí is considered a national hero as ...

GUEVARA CHE: (1928-1967) Argentine Marxist Revolutionary & Guerrilla leader, a major figure in the Cuban Revolution. D.S., `Che´, one page, oblong...

TYLER JULIA: (1820-1889) First Lady of the United States 1844-45, the second wife of American President John Tyler. A.L.S., Julia Gardiner Tyler, ...

ROOSEVELT ELEANOR: (1884-1962) American diplomat, activist and political figure, First Lady of the United States 1933-45. T.L.S., Eleanor Roosevel...

BUSH GEORGE H. W.: (1924-2018) American President 1989-93. T.L.S., George Bush, one page, 4to, New York, 23rd June 1972, to William W. Smith, on t...

SHISHAKLI ADIB: (1909-1964) President of Syria 1953-54. Assassinated. A.L.S., Adib Al-Shishakli, in Arabic, one page, 4to, Ceres, Brazil, 16th Jun...

[JAPAN]: DE BUNSEN MAURICE (1852-1932) British diplomat who served as Secretary of Legation in Tokyo 1891-94, Consul-General in Siam 1894-97 and l...

The young Gandhi advocates theosophy –‘For we will not learn truth by means of falsehoods’ GANDHI MAHATMA: (1869-1948) Indian political and spirit...