Hortense Makers of History Series

Visits the Baths of Geiss.--Watchfulness of the Allies.--The retreat of Arenemberg.--The princes enter college.--Loveliness of Hortense.--Letter from a visitor.--Social life at...

Stephanie Beauharnais.--Love of Louis Bonaparte for Stephanie.--Objections to the marriage.--Unavailing remonstrances.--Marriage of Hortense.--Testimony of Louis Bonaparte.--Sta...

The attempt at Strasburg.--The march through the streets.--Peril of the prince.--Utter failure of the enterprise.--Examination of the captive.--Anxiety of Louis Napoleon for his...

Josephine's voyage to France.--Viscount de Beauharnais.--Josephine's reluctance.--Marriage.--Birth of Eugene.--Birth of Hortense.--Separation from Beauharnais.--Return to Martin...

Marriage of Napoleon and Maria Louisa.--Hortense goes to Navarre.--Letter from Josephine.--Louis Bonaparte abdicates.--Madame Broc.--"Partant pour la Syrie."--Illness of Napoleo...

Release of Josephine.--Apprenticeship of Eugene and Hortense.--Napoleon Bonaparte.--Josephine and Napoleon.--Josephine to her aunt.--Marriage of Josephine.--Letter to Eugene.--R...

Birth of Louis Napoleon.--Letter from Josephine.--Public announcement of the birth.--Napoleon's attachment to his nephews.--Letter from Napoleon.--Josephine to Hortense.--Remark...

Calumnies.--Testimony of the Berkeley men.--Remarks of Napoleon at St. Helena.--The voice of slander.--Testimony of the Duchess of Abrantes.--Portrait of Hortense.--Testimony of...

Embarrassments of Louis Philippe.--The minister's interview with Hortense.--Hortense ordered to leave France.--Letter from Louis Napoleon.--Right of citizenship conferred.--Resp...

Eugene meets Louis XVIII.--Hortense in Paris.--Interest of Napoleon in the princes.--Anecdote of Louis Napoleon.--Removal of the remains of Napoleon Charles.--Titles of the prin...

Cruel slanders.--Brief stay in this country.--Elevated personal character.--Testimony to his private worth.--Letter from Hortense to her son.--Anxieties, sorrows, and sickness o...