Further Considerations on the Marriage of the Duc de Montpensier, With
Controversy Regarding Succession to the Spanish Throne [Montpensier, Antoine Marie Philippe Louis d'Orleans, Duc de (1824-1890)]. Further Considerations on the Marriage of the Duc de Montpensier, With Reference to the Treaty of Utrecht. With a Postscript. London: James Ridgway, 1849. [i], 293, [3]-72 pp. Octavo (8-3/4" x 5-1/2"). Contemporary textured cloth, paper spine label. Moderate rubbing with some wear to spine ends and corners, some fading to spine, front hinge starting, rear hinge cracked but secure, rear free endpaper lacking. Two partial splits near center of text block, numerous unopened signatures. Light foxing to a few leaves, interior otherwise fresh. $100. * This was one of several publications inspired by the controversy surrounding the claims of Montpensier's children to the Spanish throne. Some argued that the Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession, annulled this claim. For them the treaty clearly stated that the crowns of France and Spain remain separate. The anonymous author of the present book does not agree. He supports his claim with an ingenious argument. The final section, entitled "Postscript to the Montpensier Marriage" was also published separately. Not in the British Museum Catalogue.
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