Chapter I: Front Matter

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS KNIGHT.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

AUTOBIOGRAPHY
OF
MISS CORNELIA KNIGHT,
Vol II

LADY COMPANION TO THE

PRINCESS CHARLOTTE OF WALES.

WITH EXTRACTS FROM HER JOURNALS AND ANECDOTE BOOKS.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LONDON:
W. H. ALLEN AND CO., 7, LEADENHALL STREET.
MDCCCLXI.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

CONTENTS TO VOL. II.

-------

CHAPTER I.

Miss Knight’s Narrative of Events attending the 1
Rupture of the Orange-Marriage—Dismissal of the
Household of the Princess Charlotte—Letter to
the Regent—Miss Knight’s Pension

CHAPTER II.

The Princess’s Birthday—Suspected Intrigues—Letter 26
to the Queen—The Year 1815—Journal continued

CHAPTER III.

Preparations for War—The Queen’s Levee—Treatment 52
of the Princess Charlotte—Napoleon and the
Bourbons—Rumours from the Seat of War—The Battle
of Waterloo

CHAPTER IV.

Rejoicings for Waterloo—The Marriage of the Duke 71
of Cumberland—Prince Leopold—Marriage
Rumours—Marriage of the Princess Charlotte—How
it was brought about—Later Revelations—Character
of the Princess Charlotte

CHAPTER V.

France revisited—Chantilly—Parisian Society—The 92
Court of the Bourbons—The Prince de
Condé—Marshal Marmont—The French
Stage—Invitation from the Princess Charlotte

CHAPTER VI.

Return to England—Meeting with the Princess 111
Charlotte—France under the Bourbons—Parisian
Society

CHAPTER VII.

Society in Paris—Journey to Homburg—The Landgrave 133
and the Landgravine—the Dowager Queen of
Würtemberg—Christmas at Louisburg

CHAPTER VIII.

Departure from Louisburg—Paris—Coronation of 148
Charles X.—London—The Princess Charlotte’s
Monument—Anecdotes of Charles X.—Return to
Germany

CHAPTER IX.

Paris and London—Death of the Queen-Dowager of 165
Würtemberg—Homburg—The Landgrave and
Landgravine—Life at a German Court—Return to
Louisburg—Baden

CHAPTER X.

Genoa—The Pallavicini Family—Character of the 183
Genoese—Return to England—The Royal Family at
Brighton—London—Gloomy Retrospect.—Anecdotes