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LOT 6:
Printed leaf - Prayer for the Success of the Pregnancy of Sophia, Princess of Sweden - Wife of Leopold the Grand ...
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Printed leaf - Prayer for the Success of the Pregnancy of Sophia, Princess of Sweden - Wife of Leopold the Grand Duke of Baden, early 19th century
Prayer 'To Pray in all the synagogues of Baden country on Holy Saturday ...' - single leaf - a special prayer to pray for mercy and peace and the success of the birth of Queen Sophia, Princess of Sweden - wife of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden after she became pregnant. "קול מבשר טוב משמיע ישועה לאמר הנה היא הרה, ותמלא ארצנו גיל וחדוה, ותרב תקות כל יושביה...". The first decades of the 19th century.
Sophia, Princess of Sweden [1801-1865] Daughter of Gustav IV Adolf, King of Sweden, and wife of Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden. In 1815 Sophia became engaged to Leopold, Prince of Baden, and on July 25, 1819, the two married, and had eight children. In 1830 Ludwig I, Grand Duke of Baden, died, and her husband Leopold came to power in his place.
Prayer for the success of any queen's pregnancy is extremely rare. See Dynasty auction no. 13 Items 12 and 13.
Leaf 35 cm. Thick paper. Stains. Tears at the top of the leaf. Good-moderate condition.
