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Marie Louise and the Decadence of the Empire by De Saint-Amand, Imberttranslated by Thomas Sergant Perry published by Charles Scribner's Sons, NY (1890)series: "Famous Women of the French… Mehr…

Marie Louise and the Decadence of the Empire by De Saint-Amand, Imberttranslated by Thomas Sergant Perry published by Charles Scribner's Sons, NY (1890)series: "Famous Women of the French Court"Hardcover - blue cloth w/ stamped facsimile signature of Louise, illustrated in tissue-guarded frontis portrait5.1 x 7.7 inches, 320 pagessee Table of ContentsMarie Louise (Maria Ludovica Leopoldina Franziska Therese Josepha Lucia; Italian: Maria Luisa Leopoldina Francesca Teresa Giuseppa Lucia; 12 December 1791 17 December 1847) was an Austrian archduchess who reigned as Duchess of Parma from 1814 until her death. She was Napoleon's second wife and, as such, Empress of the French from 1810 to 1814.As the eldest child of the Habsburg Emperor Francis II of Austria and his second wife, Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily, Marie Louise grew up during a period of continuous conflict between Austria and revolutionary France. A series of military defeats at the hands of Napoleon Bonaparte had inflicted a heavy human toll on Austria and led Francis to dissolve the Holy Roman Empire. The end of the War of the Fifth Coalition resulted in the marriage of Napoleon and Marie Louise in 1810, which ushered in a brief period of peace and friendship between Austria and the French Empire. Marie Louise agreed to the marriage despite being raised to despise France. She was adored by Napoleon, who had been eager to marry a member of one of Europe's leading royal houses to cement his relatively young Empire. With Napoleon, she bore a son, styled the King of Rome at birth, later Duke of Reichstadt, who briefly succeeded him as Napoleon II.Napoleon's fortunes changed dramatically in 1812 after his failed invasion of Russia. The European powers, including Austria, resumed hostilities towards France in the War of the Sixth Coalition, which ended with the abdication of Napoleon and his exile to Elba. The 1814 Treaty of Fontainebleau handed over the Duchies of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla to Empress Marie Louise. She ruled the duchies until her death.Marie Louise married morganatically twice after Napoleon's death in 1821. Her second husband was Count Adam Albert von Neipperg (married 1821), an equerry she met in 1814. She and Neipperg had three children. After Neipperg's death, she married Count Charles-René de Bombelles, her chamberlain, in 1834. Marie Louise died in Parma in 1847., Charles Scribner's Sons, 1890, 2.5, William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine, clean and unmarked, in near fine white pictorial dj. 685 pp. including index. Examines the public and private roles of the first ladies, and traces their influence on American politics and history. Opens with Martha Washington to Kennedy's inaugural in 1961 ushering in Jackie Kennedy. Eight first ladies attended this event. Each first lady left her mark on world events., William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990, 1990, 4<

1990, ISBN: 9780688077044

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William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine, clean and unmarked, in near fin… Mehr…

William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990, 1990. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Collectible - Near Fine/Near Fine. Royal octavo, hardcover, near fine, clean and unmarked, in near fine white pictorial dj. 685 pp. including index. Examines the public and private roles of the first ladies, and traces their influence on American politics and history. Opens with Martha Washington to Kennedy's inaugural in 1961 ushering in Jackie Kennedy. Eight first ladies attended this event. Each first lady left her mark on world events., William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1990, 1990, 4<

ISBN: 9780688077044

William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the tex… Mehr…

William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., William Morrow and Company, Inc., 2.5<

ISBN: 9780688077044

William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, w… Mehr…

William Morrow and Company, Inc.. Hardcover. POOR. Noticeably used book. Heavy wear to cover. Pages contain marginal notes, underlining, and or highlighting. Possible ex library copy, with all the markings/stickers of that library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, and dust jackets may not be included., William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1<