Memoirs of the Princesse de Ligne

Lucien Perey, Laura Ensor

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CONTENTS
CHAPTER IV
Arrival of the Prince-Bishop in Paris—Letters from Madame de
—ThePailly—Letters from the Princesse de Ligne-Lichtenstein
Abbe Baudeau at Bel (Eil—Arrival of the de Lignes in Paris
Their departure—Marriage of Helene and Prince Charles—
for Brussels ....... Page I
CHAPTER V
An entertainment at Bel CEil—The Ligne family—The Court at
Brussels—Prince Charles of Lorraine—The ladies at Court
Ligne atLetter of the Chevalier de ITsle—The Prince de
Versailles—The Prince's letter to his son Charles . . 24
CHAPTER VI
—The two Princes journey to Berlin Portrait of Frederick the
—Great Journey to Saint Petersburg -Portrait of the Empress—
—Catherine Return journey through Poland—The Bishop's
—residence at Werky—The Diet at Warsaw—The Indigenat
The return CEilto Bel ...... 52
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CONTENTS
CHAPTER VII
Governor of theBel CEil—The Archduchess Christine,Life at
d'Artois at Bel CEil Le Manage deNetherlands—The Comte
the Chevalier deFigaro—The Comtesse de Sabran and
Page 72Boufflers
VIIICHAPTER
a hotel in Paris—Birth of Sidonie—ThePrince Charles purchases
in Vienna Joseph II. andinsurrection in Flanders—Winter —
—representation of Don Juan Haydn andhis Court— First
Charles's affectionMozart—The Comtesse de Kinsky—Prince
—Helene's departure for Warsaw • • •for her 95
CHAPTER IX
for Saint Petersburg JourneyThe Prince de Ligne's departure —
declared againstthrough Tauris—Interview at Kherson—War
between Austria and Russia—The Princethe Turks—Alliance
Romanzoff—Thede Ligne as Russian General—Potemkin and
— Charles at the storming oftaking of Sabaez Prince
Prince-fatherSabaez—Letters from the Emperor Joseph to the
Prince de Ligne to his son—The Governor—Letters from the
Siege of Bel-of Kaminiecz—The Prince's return to Vienna—
120grade
CHAPTER X
at Warsaw and the PrincesseThe four years' Diet—The Court
VincentCharles—Festivities of the great Polish lords—Count
The Princesse Charles and CountPotocki and his two wives—
divorce suits—Flight to Niemirow—Two . 158