Exiled in Petrópolis, without her husband, during the Second World War, the Countess of Paris remains optimistic.
- Postcard representing the Countess of Paris or Princess Isabel of Orléans and Bragança, and her four children, still young.
- It comes with a text from the Countess on the back, wishing her a happy new year (1939).
- No information about the recipient.
- In French.
- 13.5 cm x 8.7 cm.
- Excellent condition of conservation.
- Unique piece.
Petropolis, December 26, 1939.
Hoping to see you again soon, I come to wish you with all my heart a happy new year.
Yours affectionately,
Isabelle
Countess of Paris
The Countess of Paris or Princess Isabel of Orléans and Bragança (1911 - 2003) was the granddaughter of Gaston d'Orléans and Princess Isabel, the last imperial princess of Brazil and daughter of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil.
Considered one of the most beautiful women of her time, she married in 1931 in Italy, her cousin Henri d'Orléans (1908 - 1999), presumed heir to the extinct French royal throne. She lived with her family in Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Morocco and especially in France, where she lived much of her life, organizing many dinners with the world's elite, but also several charity events. Generous, elegant, multilingual and friendly, she was greatly respected and admired, especially by the French.
This letter, besides showing her elegant handwriting, shows the Countess of Paris with her four children (she had eleven children in total), when she went into exile in Brazil, in Petrópolis, during the Second World War, without her husband, who had remained in Europe. A few days later, in January 1940, her father, Prince Pedro de Alcântara D´Orléans-Bragança, passed away.
