ISBN: 9781154048315

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1906 Excerpt: ... Stanislas looked upon this house with suspicion; he feared treason from a family too devoted to the line which he had replaced, and one which he himself disliked. One day, either as a sly jest or by way of making his court to the King, the Prince de Craon offered to him a fine piece of statuary, which he had admired as such. It was the statue of the Duke Francis of Lorraine, which Craon greatly valued. It would be very useless to me, said Stanislas. Why so? replied the Prince de Craon. Since jour Majesty finds the statue so beautiful, I will have the head changed and your Majesty''s head substituted. The King of Poland was quite embarrassed at this insistence. Leave things as they are, he said. You could never give to the statue my corpulence, thus it would never resemble me. The arbitrary manner in which the Duchy used to be ruled by the Dukes of Lorraine is exemplified by an incident in the annals of the Beauveau family in 1728, which shows also how good was the credit of the Prince de Craon at Court in those days. Having, on the death of Madame de Ludes, wished to make one of his numerous daughters Abbess of Epinal in the deceased lady''s place, de Craon obtained the Duke''s support. That Prince sent some commissioners to cause the election, willy-nilly, of the young lady, who was only fourteen. The French, Lorraine, and German Canonesses of the convent resisted, saying that election was free, and that, according to their rules, they must elect one of their own number, not a young lady who had belonged to another conventual establishment. The Duke sent word that he would exile from his State all who did not vote for Mademoiselle de Beauveau and, moreover, seize their stipends. This brought the ladies of Epinal to reason--the youthful daughter of t... Andrew Haggard, Books, History, The Real Louis The Fifteenth (volume 1) Books>History The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Publisher: Hutchinson; Publication date: 1906; Subjects: France; History / Europe / France; Travel / Europe / France;<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 168 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=10mm, Gew.=254gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - G… Meer...

Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 168 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=10mm, Gew.=254gr, [GR: 25500 - TB/Geschichte], [SW: - History - General History], Kartoniert/Broschiert The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 1; Original Publisher: Hutchinson; Publication date: 1906; Subjects: France; History / Europe / France; Travel / Europe / France;<