Thursday, July 19, 2007
i keep forgetting this. but apparently, auntie was channel surfing and happened onto that live earth concerts on NBC. she says she hit a multi racial band, which she said she enjoyed. dave matthews band? anybody else watch it and know? cool. auntie is one hip broad.
and now.
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA POST-more bonapartes
looks like i forgot the end of Lucien. LOTS more lucien. in 1807, his oldest son died and he withdrew to the south of france and on return, hortense did not join him. not cordial w/ napoleon. N complained of not getting due assistance from hollard and in 1809 sent Bernadotte to take command of the dutch army. they quarrled in dec, 1809, and lucien who felt his country was considered merely a province, was detained and a prisoner and holland was overran by french troops. before getting released, L was forced to sign a treaty with the emp N, which curtailed L's power. On return to amsterdam, in 1810, he abdicated at Haarlem in favor of his son, napoleon Louis. Then went to Toplitz, where he assumed the title Compte de St Leu. his kingdom soo united with the empire and no attention paid to his arrangements. After the russian campaign, offered his services to N and tried in vain to resume his power in holland. in 1815, he instituted proceedings against his wife to get custody of his elder son and gained his cause. refused any part of the 'hundred days' and settled in Rome til he died. his wife re-united with him, but the death of his older son in 1831 was a blow he never recovered from. the unfortunate attempts of louis N at strasburg and Boulogne affected him as well, and in vain attempted his son's liberation from prison in Ham. after excape of the prince, his father desired to see him, but passports for italy could not be obtained. his dissappointment was too much, and L was seized by apoplexy and died in 1846.L was retiring and philosophic in nature. inclined to rule well. also literary and published several books. 3 sons. napoleon charles 1802-1807, napoleon louis 1804-1831 and charles louis napoleon(napoleon III) 1808-1873
Marie Pauline b-1780. 1801 married General Leclerc and followed him to St. Domingo. he died there of yellow fever in 1802. returned to rance. in 1803 married (thru N influence) Camillo, prince borghese, wealthy italian. soon seperatd and pauline, with rank of duchess of Guastalla, lived magnificently, good tempered, fond of art and liberal. in 1810, N although affectionatefor her, banished her from court for her insulting maria louisa, but joined him on elba in 1814 and would have gone with him to helena. reconciled with husband before dying in 1825. N's favorite sister. extremely beautifu.l model for statue as Venus Victrix by canova.
ooh, the power of WIKI!
