Decree of Napoleon I with the Emperor's own signature, 1813

An extremely rare document of the Napoleonic Wars era related to the mobilization of Italians into the army and written on April 2, 1813 in The Elysee Palace and containing an abbreviated handwritten signature of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), which he used when certifying official documents. The decree is in Italian. The partially printed document, which is a decree, has the title in large font "Napoleon, by the grace of God and By the Constitution, the Emperor of France, the King of Italy." The decree extends for another year the term granted to Italians in February 1812, which allowed them to request French citizenship, and contains two articles in which, in particular, it says: "... I nostri sudditi Italiani, che erano già naturalizzati in Paise estero ed in servizio di estera Potenza, per ottenere la nostra autorizhazhione mediante Lettere Patenti..." (translation: "... Our Italian subjects who have already naturalized in a foreign country and were in the service of a foreign power in order to obtain our permission through patent letters..". The document is aimed at simplifying the mobilization of new soldiers who were needed by Napoleon for the Saxon military campaign. Napoleon will leave Paris and go to Dresden is less than two weeks away. Two days before this letter was written, the Regency Council was created, Maria Luisa became Regent, and Regis de Cambaceres was appointed Privy Councilor.The day after writing this letter, Napoleon mobilized another 180,000 men. Verger paper with watermarks. Size 200*265 mm. Guarantee of authenticity. A wonderful status gift to a high-level manager, when decorated in a frame with a passepartout, it will become a real interior decoration!