He further brought himself to tell his sister-in-law, Duchess Maria Antonia, that his wife had been "for so many reasons worthy of respect".
Ο ίδιος έγραψε στην αδερφή της Ιωσηφίνας, Δούκισσα Μαρία Αντωνία, ότι η σύζυγός του ήταν "για τόσους πολλούς λόγους άξια σεβασμού".