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Lädt ... The Empress of Farewells: The Story of Charlotte, Empress of Mexicovon Michel, Prince of Greece
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. 3655. The Empress of Farewells The Story of Charlotte, Empress of Mexico - Prince George of Greece (read 27 Nov 2002) Back in July of 1946 I was enthralled by Bertita Harding's book Phantom Crown, which told in novel-like form the story of Maximilian and his wife. This book, footnoteless and with no bibliography to speak of, is written somewhat jejunely but becomes highly interesting when Charlotte leaves Mexico to seek help for her husband in Europe and proceeds to lose her mind. I think Harding's book, novelistic though it was, was more carefully written than is this book, but the drama of the story carries this book nevertheless. I wish the prince-author had told us who he was. I cannot determine who his ancestors are, and I think he should have told us. Not great writing but an intriguing story. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"The lives of Europe's royalty in the nineteenth century were as full of drama and incident as any opera. In The Empress of Farewells, royal historian Prince Michael of Greece tells with intimacy and delightful wit the story of Charlotte, Empress of Mexico and daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium. Dazzlingly beautiful and gravely intelligent, she fell in love with Archduke Maximilian of Austria, brother of Emperor Franz Josef. After their marriage they immediately took on their duties as viceroys of the Italian provinces of Lombardy-Venetia. But the triumph of Italy's unification movement took away their domain and left them with no future." "The life of Charlotte is part romance, part tragedy, part adventure, part mystery. What was her real relationship with her "beloved," Maximilian, and what explains this ambitious woman's sudden breakdown? Why, if the European royals wanted Mexico, did they resign themselves so quickly to do nothing to save it? Why, after Maximilian's death, did his family imprison Charlotte in the fortress castle of Miramar? And what became of her immense fortune? Drawing on previously unpublished documents from the royal families' archives, Prince Michael of Greece has written a compelling, historically illuminating portrait of a remarkable woman."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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