Memoirs of Constant about Napoleon, Book 2, 130-160
Constant talks about Napoleon’s affairs and Josephine’s tormenting jealousy.
https://www.thetanster.com/blog/2019/2/11/napoleon-memoirs-linkst
The corset for the Napoleon coat is done.
Song of the day: More
A chainmaille ring
This is an exploration into chainmaille. This weave is called half Persian 3 in 1. Next I’m going to work towards cutting jump rings with a pépétools instrument so I can move into doing this sort of piece in sterling.
The latest freezer cake
Perhaps unfamiliar words in our most recent Louis Constant reading about Napoleon
Hortense’s defamation trial, day 8
Hortense responds to her most recent accuser.
Memoirs of Constant about Napoleon, Book 2, 100-130
It looks like Czar Alexander was trying to infiltrate yet another member of Napoleon’s family.
https://www.thetanster.com/blog/2019/2/11/napoleon-memoirs-linkst
De Segur shows what happened when Napoleon met his future father in law, the Emperor of Austria
Napoleon’s aide de camp reports that the Emperor of Austria, Francis II, called his perpetual ally, the English government, “salesmen of human flesh” and he promised to stop warring on Napoleon.
The Emperor of Austria did not keep his word. Napoleon eventually married into this Emperor’s family hoping this Emperor would not war on his own daughter and son if they were attached to the fortunes of France.
This Emperor of Austria then warred on his own daughter and grandson. After the Emperor of Austria got control over Napoleon’s son, the Emperor of Austria’s grandson did not survive into adulthood. No one was surprised.
Napoleon’s second wife went along with whatever her father wanted. As long as Napoleon had an Empire, this woman appeared to love him very passionately.
When later, the Austrian government told her to hand over their son, she did it to get what she wanted - her own place in Italy to share with the new lover who magically appeared for her. No one was surprised.
