Chapter I: Front Matter

M E M O I R S O F
T H E E M P R E S S J O S E P H I N E

BY MADAME DE RÉMUSAT
_Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress_

V O L U M E I

_With a Special Introduction_
_and Illustrations_

N E W Y O R K
P F C O L L I E R & S O N
P U B L I S H E R S

Copyright 1879
BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Copyright 1910
BY P. F. COLLIER & SON

CONTENTS

PAGE
INTRODUCTION 9
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 11
PREFACE BY PAUL DE RÉMUSAT 13
PORTRAITS AND ANECDOTES BY THE AUTHOR 65

_B O O K I_

CHAPTER I
(1802-1803.)
Family Affairs—My First Evening at Saint Cloud—General Moreau—M.
de Rémusat is made Prefect, and I, Lady of the Palace—Habits of
the First Consul and of Mme. Bonaparte—M. de Talleyrand—The
Family of the First Consul—Mlles. Georges and Duchesnois—Mme.
Bonaparte’s Jealousy 103

CHAPTER II
(1803.)
A Return to the Customs of the Monarchy—M. de Fontanes—Mme.
d’Houdetot—Rumors of War—Meeting of the Corps
Législatif—Departure of the English Ambassador—M. Maret—Marshal
Berthier—Journey of the First Consul to Belgium—A Carriage
Accident—The Amiens Fêtes 133

CHAPTER III
(1803.)
Continuation of the Journey to Belgium—Opinions of the First
Consul on Gratitude, on Glory, and on the French—Ghent,
Malines, and Brussels—The Clergy—M. de Roquelaure—Return to
Saint Cloud—Preparations for an Invasion of England—Marriage of
Mme. Leclerc—Journey of the First Consul to Boulogne—Illness of
M. de Rémusat—I rejoin him—Conversations with the First Consul 148

CHAPTER IV
(1803-1804.)
Continuation of the First Consul’s Conversations at
Boulogne—Reading of the Tragedy of “Philippe Auguste”—My New
Impressions—Return to Paris—Mme. Bonaparte’s Jealousy—Winter
Fêtes of 1804—M. de Fontanes—M. Fouché—Savary—Pichegru—Arrest
of General Moreau 171

CHAPTER V
The Arrest of Georges Cadoudal—The Mission of M. de Caulaincourt
to Ettenheim—The Arrest of the Due d’Enghien—My Distress and my
Urgency with Mme. Bonaparte—An Evening at Malmaison—The Death
of the Duc d’Enghien—Remarkable Words of the First Consul 192

CHAPTER VI
(1804.)
The Impression produced in Paris by the Death of the Duc
d’Enghien—The First Consul’s Efforts to dispel it—Performance
at the Opéra House—Death of Pichegru—Breach between Bonaparte
and his Brother Lucien—Project of adopting the Young
Napoleon—Foundation of the Empire 213

CHAPTER VII
Effects and Causes of the Accession of Bonaparte to the Imperial
Throne—The Emperor converses—The Grievances of Mme. Murat—The
Character of M. de Rémusat—The New Court 233

CHAPTER VIII
(1804.)
The Trial of General Moreau—Condemnation of MM. de Polignac, De
Rivière, etc.—Pardon of M. de Polignac—A Letter from Louis
XVIII. 256

CHAPTER IX
(1804.)
Plans for the Invasion—An Article in the “Moniteur”—The Great
Officers of State—The Ladies-in-Waiting—The Anniversary of July
14th—Beauty of the Empress—Projects of Divorce—Preparations for
the Coronation 270

CHAPTER X
The Pope’s Arrival in Paris—The Plebiscitum—The Marriage of the
Empress Josephine—The Coronation Fêtes in the Champ de Mars, at
the Opéra, etc.—The Court of the Empress 294

CHAPTER XI
(1807.)
The Emperor in Love—Mme. de X——.—Mme. de Damas—The Empress
confides in me—Palace Intrigues—Murat is raised to the Rank of
Prince 311

_B O O K II_

CHAPTER XII
(1805.)
Opening of the Session of the Senate—M. de Talleyrand’s
Report—Letter from the Emperor to the King of England—Union of
the Crown of Italy to the Empire—Mme. Bacciochi becomes
Princess of Piombino—Performance of “Athalie”—The Emperor goes
to Italy—His Dissatisfaction—M. de Talleyrand—Prospect of War
with Austria 331

CHAPTER XIII
(1805.)
Fêtes at Verona and Genoa—Cardinal Maury—My Retired Life in the
Country—Mme. Louis Bonaparte—“Les Templiers”—The Emperor’s
Return—His Amusements—The Marriage of M. de Talleyrand—War is
declared 350

CHAPTER XIV
(1805.)
M. de Talleyrand and M. Fouché—The Emperor’s Speech to the
Senate—The Departure of the Emperor—The Bulletins of the Grand
Army—Poverty in Paris during the War—The Emperor and the
Marshals—The Faubourg St. Germain—Trafalgar—Journey of M. de
Rémusat to Vienna 368

CHAPTER XV
(1805.)
The Battle of Austerlitz—The Emperor
Alexander—Negotiations—Prince Charles—M. d’André—M. de Rémusat
in Disgrace—Duroc—Savary—The Treaty of Peace 388

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