ish Envoy at the Congress of Vienna. Created Baron
Stuart de Rothesay 1841. Married, 1816, Lady Elizabeth Yorke, third
daughter of third Earl of Hardwicke. Gronow gives a more favourable
account of him, "One of the most popular Ambassadors Great Britain ever
sent to Paris."
[43] Under the Treaty of Paris France had been allowed to keep the Art
Treasures taken by Napoleon.
[44] Talma, the celebrated tragic actor, 1763-1826.
[45] On March 30th the Allies marched on Paris. They attacked in three
divisions--the Silesian army on the side of Montmartre, Prince Eugene of
Wurtemberg and Barclay de Tolly by Pantin and Romainville, the Crown
Prince of Wurtemberg by Vincennes and Charenton. Marmont surrendered the
same day.
[46] Regnaud St. Jean d'Angely, 1762-1819.
[47] Abai Reny Just Haiiy, 1743-1822.
[48] Dumeril, naturalist and professor.
[49] Marmont, 1774-1852, Duc de Raguse. The defence of Paris had been
left in his hands by Napoleon, and his surrender to the Allies was the
finishing stroke which forced Napoleon to abdicate.
[50] Lafayette, 1757-1834, Liberal general and politician.
[51] Madame Recamier, 1777-1849, a famous beauty. She had held a "salon"
at Paris in the early days of the Empire, but had been exiled in 1811
and had just returned (June, 1814).
[52] Auguste de Stael, 1790-1827.
[53] Mademoiselle de Stael, married the Duc de Broglie.
[54] Hodgson, Dean of Carlisle and Rector of St. George's, Hanover
Square; d. 1844.
[55] William Wilberforce, 1759-1833; distinguished among the promoters
of Negro Emancipation and the Abolition of the Slave Trade.
[56] Dumolard, 1766-1820; a French politician, a prominent figure in the
Chamber of Representatives under the first Restoration.
[57] Eugene Beauharnais, 1780-1824, Viceroy of Italy, 1805-15. Son of
Josephine by her first marriage with the Vicomte de Beauharnais.
[58] After the Second Restoration Prince Eugene Beauharnais sold
Malmaison and removed its gallery of pictures to Munich.
[59] Duc d'Enghien, 1772-1804, son of the Duc de Bourbon. Shot at
Vincennes by order of Napoleon when First Consul, under the pretext that
he had conspired against him.
[60] Marmont lost his arm at the battle of Salamanca in 1812.
[61] Jourdan, General, 1762-1833.
[62] Duc de Treviso, Marshal Mortier, 1768-1835.
[63] Duc de Conegliano, Marshal Moncey, 1754-1842. He defended the walls
of Paris as Major-General of the National Guard and laid down h
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