Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino (Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan), 1836-1840
By Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de
Classic work by Dino, Dorothée, duchesse de.
Table of Contents
Paris, January 2, 1836--Dispute with America--Country Life--Politics in Paris--Ministerial Crisis--The New Ministry--The "Imitation"--Spring--Lacordaire--M. Thiers--Pri...
Paris, April 17, 1837--A Dinner-Party--The Princess Helena--The Ministry--The Review--London Gossip--The Abbé Dupanloup--Marriage Preparations--Fontainebleau--The King ...
Rochecotte, January 1, 1838--Life at Paris--At Saint-Roch--Villemain--Bonnétable--Princess of Denmark--Marriage Proposals. 146...
Amiens, May 16, 1840--Travel in Belgium--Aix-la-Chapelle--The Art of Travel--Berlin--Life in Berlin--Princess Albert--The King's Illness--Tegel--Death of the King--The ...
1836 _Paris, January 2, 1836._--M. de Talleyrand is working hard to advance the claims of M. Molé to a seat in the French Academy. He is supported alike by M. Royer-Collard and by...
conversion, so that my knowledge of their case is complete. M. Royer-Collard, to whom I have spoken several times concerning the Abbé Bautain, told me that when he was high master ...
1837 _Paris, April 17, 1837._--The new Ministry, which entered upon office the day before yesterday, and is destined to immortalise the date of April 15, as different Governments ...
1838 _Rochecotte, January 1, 1838._--In spite of my weakness I remained until midnight in the drawing-room, to embrace M. de Talleyrand, my children, and my sister as the new year...
1840 The Duchesse de Sagan, eldest sister of the Duchesse de Talleyrand, had died in the winter of 1840. A number of business difficulties were involved by the disposal of her pro...
King. I had known him formerly at the house of my late aunt, the Countess of Recke. He is a distinguished man, and I was glad to see him again. My nephew took us this morning to s...
He was Minister at London and at the Hague, and resigned in 1848. He had married a Countess of Freudenstein. GERSDORFF, Baron Adolphus of (1800-1855). Officer in the Prussia...
Leipzig, when he was involved in the capitulation of Gouvion Saint-Cyr, he was sent to Hungary as a prisoner where he remained until the Restoration. During the Hundred Day...