Louis, duc d'ORLÉANS, known as le Génovéfain (1703-1752) son of the Regent, he was governor of Dauphiné, colonel general of the infantry and head of the Conseil d'État. P.S., Versailles March 15, 1724; countersigned by Nicolas-Hubert de Mongault and with apostille a.s. from Philippe-Alexandre, chevalier de Conflans; vellum in-plano, seal with arms under paper (small holes and cracks). Provisions of one of the six positions of maître d'hôtel in his House in favor of Victor-François Gaillard, sieur de La Menaudière et de Nanteuil, officer. "The good services that he and his father have rendered in this capacity to the late Monsieur le Duc d'Orleans, our most honored father, give us reason to assure ourselves that we will find in him all the fidelity, affection and experience that we can desire"...