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ish Envoy at the Congress of Vienna. Created Baron Stuart de Rothesay 1841. Married, 1816, Lady Elizabeth Yorke, third daughter of third Earl of Hardwicke. Gronow gives a more favourable account of him, "One of the most popular Ambassadors Great Britain ever sent to Paris." [43] Under the Treaty of Paris France had been allowed to keep the Art Treasures taken by Napoleon. [44] Talma, the celebrated tragic actor, 1763-1826. [45] On March 30th the Allies marched on Paris. They attacked in three divisions--the Silesian army on the side of Montmartre, Prince Eugene of Wurtemberg and Barclay de Tolly by Pantin and Romainville, the Crown Prince of Wurtemberg by Vincennes and Charenton. Marmont surrendered the same day. [46] Regnaud St. Jean d'Angely, 1762-1819. [47] Abai Reny Just Haiiy, 1743-1822. [48] Dumeril, naturalist and professor. [49] Marmont, 1774-1852, Duc de Raguse. The defence of Paris had been left in his hands by Napoleon, and his surrender to the Allies was the finishing stroke which forced Napoleon to abdicate. [50] Lafayette, 1757-1834, Liberal general and politician. [51] Madame Recamier, 1777-1849, a famous beauty. She had held a "salon" at Paris in the early days of the Empire, but had been exiled in 1811 and had just returned (June, 1814). [52] Auguste de Stael, 1790-1827. [53] Mademoiselle de Stael, married the Duc de Broglie. [54] Hodgson, Dean of Carlisle and Rector of St. George's, Hanover Square; d. 1844. [55] William Wilberforce, 1759-1833; distinguished among the promoters of Negro Emancipation and the Abolition of the Slave Trade. [56] Dumolard, 1766-1820; a French politician, a prominent figure in the Chamber of Representatives under the first Restoration. [57] Eugene Beauharnais, 1780-1824, Viceroy of Italy, 1805-15. Son of Josephine by her first marriage with the Vicomte de Beauharnais. [58] After the Second Restoration Prince Eugene Beauharnais sold Malmaison and removed its gallery of pictures to Munich. [59] Duc d'Enghien, 1772-1804, son of the Duc de Bourbon. Shot at Vincennes by order of Napoleon when First Consul, under the pretext that he had conspired against him. [60] Marmont lost his arm at the battle of Salamanca in 1812. [61] Jourdan, General, 1762-1833. [62] Duc de Treviso, Marshal Mortier, 1768-1835. [63] Duc de Conegliano, Marshal Moncey, 1754-1842. He defended the walls of Paris as Major-General of the National Guard and laid down h
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