Category: Biographies

Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino (Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan), 1836-1840

Paris, January 2, 1836--Dispute with America--Country Life--Politics in Paris--Ministerial Crisis--The New Ministry--The "Imitation"--Spring--Lacordaire--M. Thiers--Prince Royal's Tour--The Abbé Girolet--The Princes at Berlin--Spanish Affairs--Mme. de Lieven--The Tour of the P...

Chapters

10. CHAPTER IV

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 proper...

9. CHAPTER III

_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 ca...

7. CHAPTER II

_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 are...

5. CHAPTER I

_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 th...

6. did. The result was a violent jolt, which shot him out of the carriage

and threw him head first with his face on the ground upon the gravel of the Orange Court at the entry of the _donjon_. His face was badly bruised, but fortunately his nose bled...

8. ill. They sat down without him, but when they went back to the

drawing-room they found the young Minister, as he calls himself, carelessly reposing in a long chair, in Turkish slippers and a fine flowered dressing-gown, with a smoking cap e...

4. CHAPTER IV

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 King's Wi...

1. CHAPTER I

Paris, January 2, 1836--Dispute with America--Country Life--Politics in Paris--Ministerial Crisis--The New Ministry--The "Imitation"--Spring--Lacordaire--M. Thiers--Prince Royal...

2. CHAPTER II

3. CHAPTER III