"The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise" by Imbert de Saint-Amand (translated by Thomas Sergeant Perry). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Imbert de Saint-Amand. The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise
The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER. I. EARLY YEARS. II. 1809. III. THE PRELIMINARIES OP THE WEDDING. IV. THE BETROTHAL. V. THE RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY. VI. THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY. VII. THE WEDDING AT VIENNA. VIII. THE DEPARTURE. IX. THE TRANSFER. X. THE JOURNEY. XI. COMPIÈGNE. XII. THE CIVIL WEDDING. XIII. THE ENTRANCE INTO PARIS. XIV. THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. XV. THE HONEYMOON. XVI. THE TRIP IN THE NORTH. XVII. THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1810. XVIII. THE BALL AT THE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY. XIX. THE BIRTH OF THE KING OF ROME. XX. THE RECOVERY. XXI. THE BAPTISM. XXII. SAINT CLOUD AND TRIANON. XXIII. THE TRIP TO HOLLAND. XXIV. NAPOLEON AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS POWER. XXV. MARIE LOUISE IN 1812. XXVI. THE EMPRESS'S HOUSEHOLD. XXVII. DRESDEN. XXVIII. PRAGUE. THE HAPPY DAYS
OF. THE EMPRESS MARIE LOUISE. INTRODUCTION
I
EARLY YEARS
II
III
THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE WEDDING
THE BETROTHAL
V
THE RELIGIOUS DIFFICULTY
VI
THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY
VII
THE WEDDING AT VIENNA
THE DEPARTURE
IX
THE TRANSFER
"MARIE LOUISE
X
THE JOURNEY
COMPIÈGNE
XII
THE CIVIL WEDDING
XIII
THE ENTRANCE INTO PARIS
XIV. THE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
WOMEN
MEN
MEN AND WOMEN
XV
THE HONEYMOON
XVI
THE TRIP IN THE NORTH
XVII
THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1810
XVIII
THE BALL AT THE AUSTRIAN EMBASSY
XIX
THE BIRTH OF THE KING OF ROME
XX
THE RECOVERY
XXI
THE BAPTISM
XXII
SAINT CLOUD AND TRIANON
XXIII
THE TRIP TO HOLLAND
NAPOLEON AT THE HEIGHT OF HIS POWER
XXV
MARIE LOUISE IN 1812
XXVI
THE EMPRESS'S HOUSEHOLD
XXVII
DRESDEN
XXVIII
PRAGUE
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Imbert de Saint-Amand
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