OF

THE BARONESS D'OBERKIRCH,

COUNTESS DE MONTBRISON.

WRITTEN BY HERSELF,

AND

EDITED BY HER GRANDSON,

THE COUNT DE MONTBRISON.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:

COLBURN AND CO., PUBLISHERS,

GREAT MARLBOROUGH STREET.

1852.

The Count de Montbrison hereby notifies that he reserves the right of
Translating this Work in France.

210. c.79.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY SCHULZE AND CO., 13 POLAND STREET.

MOTHE

CONTENTS OF VOLUME III.

CHAPTER I.

St. Cloud—The chevalier de Morney-Mdlle. Orleans

and M. de Saint Maixent-Supper at the duchess

of Chartres Madame de Clermont-Tonnerre-

Madame de Talleyrand, Madame de Ségur, the

countess de Boufflers, Madame de Beauvron, &c.—

Anecdote told by the duchess of Chartres-Chan-

tilly Drive, &c.-Noble hospitality of the prince

de Condé-Village breakfast-Ermenonville-M.

de Girardin-Remark of the countess of Tonnerre

-M. de Girardin silenced-Verses by the duke of

Nivernois-Landgrave of Hesse-Cassel-Visit to

Sceaux, and the duke of Penthièvre—This prince's

household-The chevalier Florian-His two amours

—The countess de Cussé and Mdlle. Odrot—I go

to see the duchess of Bourbon Bal d'opéra-

Dinner at Madame de Mackan's-The princess-

royal- The dauphin-His precocious intellect

The opera-Marshal Biron-Atys-Strange fatuity

of Vestris

CHAPTER II.

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Montgolfière-Messrs. Charles and Robert-Anec-

dote of the dauphin-The baron de Baden-A

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comédien-History of a deaf and dumb count-

The count de Haga at the "Folle Journée".

Verses by Dugazon-Marshal Biron-Duel of the

count de Lamarck-I take leave of the queen-

The princess de Lamballes. The chevalier de

Florian-The marchioness of Pierrecourt - The

sleeper awakened-Departure for Alsace

CHAPTER III.

Unfortunate failure in the ascent of a balloon-The

duke of Chartres and the aerial machine-Prince

Henry of Prussia-Visitors-Family mourning-

Death of the countess of Halwill-M. Holland-

Birth of the grand-duchess Helena-Letter from

her august mother-Prince Louis in love with

Princess Marianne Czartoriska-Embarrassment-

They marry without the consent of the Wurtem-

berg family-Letter from the grand-duchess on

this subject Negotiation-I succeed-Interview

-Affection-M. Gerard-M. Gerard, junior-The

king buys St. Cloud-The count d'Oels-Prince

Henry at Kell-M. de Beaumarchais' printing-

Contempt Earthquake at Montbéliard

CHAPTER IV.

Alsatian regiment-Baron de Cöhorn-Birth of the

duke of Normandy-Saying of the count d'Artois

-Summer at Exincourt-M. Duvernoy-Poem on

the loto at Etupes-Reply in verse by councillor

Rossel-M. Hangardt-Result of Rousseau's sys-

tem-What he says himself on this subject-Trial

of skill in jeux de mot-Princess Czartoriska-Sieur

Ensten's balloon- Bellerophon--M. Huber-Sin-

gular adventure with a person of the same name-

Ukase of Catherine II. on the nobles-Count Ségur

in Russia-Cardinal Rohan-His servant is arrested

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Lady Craven at Montbéliard-Singularities of

Lord Craven-Lady Craven and M. Clairon-Ova-

tion of M. Blanchard at Frankfort-Death of the

princess of Holstein-Death of the prince abbot

of Murbach-Education of the grand-duchess' son

-Princess of Brunswick Her complaint to

Catherine II.-Baron Klinglin-Departure .

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CHAPTER V.

Departure for Paris-Death of the duke of Orleans

-Abbés of St. Phar and of St. Albin-Madame de

Lambert-Messieurs de Puységur-Witty saying

of the duchess of Bourbon-Fortune-telling -

Magnetic séance -The somnambulist and the

Spanish secretary -The beautiful Jewess-Ma-

dame de Longuejoue-The duke of Chartres be-

comes duke of Orleans-Spiritual concert-Made-

moiselle Candeille-The daughter of the duke of

Orleans--The queen changes her toilet-Ladies-

Disagreeable scene between an actor and the

audience-Goodness and sensibility of the duchess

of Bourbon-I magnetize at the princess's-

'Richard Cœur de Lion'-Verses addressed to

Grétry-The countess of Saul Tavannes-The deaf

-The stammerer The duke d'Enghien dines

with his mother-Michael Golowkin-Astley-

The Anglomania-The parrot of Madame de la

Vallière -The princess's feast-day - Baron de

Goltz The landgrave of Hesse- Remark of

Rivarol-Letter from a lady to her confessor-

The duchess of Bourbon

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CHAPTER VI.

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The duke of Normandy New carriages

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affair of the viscount of Wargemont-Dinner at

Madame de Zuckmantel's - Fashions-Baron de