Louise-Marie-Adélaïde de Bourbon, duchesse d'ORLÉANS (1753-1821) wife of Philippe-Égalité, mother of Louis-Philippe. 2 L.A. [to Baroness de Benckendorff]; 3pages in-8. She rejoices at the happy birth of "our dear grand duchess", and thanks her "for everything you have kindly told me on her behalf as well as yours, Madame" She is very touched by "the desire you have been good enough to have to want my portrait"... - She expresses all her affection for the grand duchess: "how touched I am by all the kindness, all the friendship she shows me, how grateful I am, how much I love her, ah je vous jure bien madame qu'elle n'a affaire a une ingratte"; she thanks her for her friendship "et de toutes les choses charmantes que vous avez bien voulu mander à Mme la ctesse Charlotte de Polignac pour moi", but criticizes her for paying her too many compliments...