Napoleon and Marie Louise: The Fall of the Empire

Canonical title: Napoleon and Marie Louise: The Fall of the Empire
Original publication date: 1925
People/Characters: Marie-Louise of Austria; Napoleon Bonaparte
First words: After the failure of the royalist conspiracy of 1804, Napoleon uttered the memorable words: “They seek to destroy the Revolution by attacking my person: I will defend it, for I am the Revolution!”
Last words: (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Here, in the gloomy vault of the Capucins, far from the splendid tomb of his father under the gilded dome of the Invalides, sleeps for all time the poor voung Aiglon. “whose wings fluttered but a moment, only to be bruised against the bars of fate, and folded silently in resignation and death."

Classifications

Genre: Nonfiction
LCC: DC216.2 .G4 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania France – Andorra – Monaco History of France Modern, 1515- Revolutionary and Napoleonic period, 1789-1815