Chapter I: Front Matter

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MEMOIRS OF THE
DUCHESSE DE DINO

MEMOIRS OF THE

DUCHESSE DE DINO

(_Afterwards Duchesse de Talleyrand et de Sagan_)

1836-1840

_Edited, with Notes and Biographical Index, by_

THE PRINCESSE RADZIWILL

(_NÉE CASTELLANE_)

WITH FRONTISPIECE

SECOND SERIES

NEW YORK: CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN
1910

_Printed in England_

CONTENTS

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's Tour--The Abbé Girolet--The
Princes at Berlin--Spanish Affairs--Mme. de Lieven--The
Tour of the Princes--M. de Talleyrand--Address to the
King--Alibaud--Cardinal de Retz--Duc d'Orléans
Marriage--Letter from Vienna--Duchess Stephanie--Moral
Reflections--Revolution at Lisbon--The Queen of Spain--The
Political Prisoners--Outbreak at Strasburg--Death of
Charles X. 1

CHAPTER II

Paris, April 17, 1837--A Dinner-Party--The Princess
Helena--The Ministry--The Review--London Gossip--The
Abbé Dupanloup--Marriage Preparations--Fontainebleau--The
King in Paris--English Politics--Duchesse
d'Orléans--Appointments--At Valençay--Queen
Victoria--The Pantheon--M. de Salvandy--Private
Theatricals--At Rochecotte--Champchevrier--Retrospect. 81

CHAPTER III

Rochecotte, January 1, 1838--Life at Paris--At
Saint-Roch--Villemain--Bonnétable--Princess of
Denmark--Marriage Proposals. 146

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 Will--The Funeral--Silesia--Günthersdorf--Wartenberg--News
from Paris--Countess Dohna--Start for Berlin--At
Berlin--Court of Condolence--Dresden--The
Castle--Carlsbad--Löbichau--Nuremberg--Baden--Egyptian
Question--Umkirch--France and England--Foreign
Politics--Mgr. Affre--Peace or War?--The Lafarge
Case--Events in Prussia--Madame Lafarge--French
Politics--Prospects of Peace--Queen Christina--The
New Ministry--The King's Speech--Thiers and Guizot--News from
Berlin--Napoleon's Funeral--Russian feeling. 190

APPENDIX I 321

APPENDIX II 332

APPENDIX III 335

APPENDIX IV 343

APPENDIX V 357

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX 361

MEMOIRS OF THE

DUCHESSE DE DINO