WILLIAM IV: (1765-1837) King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover 1830-37. L.S., Le bon Frere William R, one page, folio, St. James´s, 18th December 1830, to His Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies Kingdom, in French. On a black bordered mourning letter and in his capacity as King of Hanover, the recently crowned King William IV sends his deep condolences to the King of the Two Sicilies stating `The painful event that Your Majesty announced to me on the 9th of November letter referring to His Majesty the King´s François I decease has deeply affected me´ and further explains `I know the deep impression and the bitterness that such a cruel loss leaves in your heart.´ Countersigned by Count Münster. With blank integral leaf. Accompanied by the original envelope addressed to The King of the Two Sicilies in Naples with remnants of a black wax seal. A clean letter. EX. £200-300

Ferdinand II (1810-1859) King of the Two Sicilies 1830-59. He succeeded his father Francis I at the early age of twenty.

Francis I (1777-1830) King of the Two Sicilies 1825-1830. Died on 8th November 1830.

Ernst Friedrich Graf Münster (1766-1839) German Statesman, Politician and Minister at the service of the House of Hanover.