- Abrantès, Duchesse d’,
59
- Alexander, Czar,
235,
367,
369,
371,
372
- Anne, Grand Duchess of Russia,
320
- Arenberg, Mme. d’, see Tascher, Stéphanie
- Arnault, author,
60,
63,
64
- Artois, Comte d’,
130,
138
- Aubenas, author,
11
- Augusta of Bavaria, (wife of Eugène),
188,
193,
221,
360
- Avrillon, Mlle., author,
155,
171,
173,
288,
293,
354
- Bacciochi, Prince Félix,
69
- Bacciochi, Princesse, see Bonaparte, Élisa
- Barral, Archbishop,
376
- Barras, director,
44–46,
48
- Bausset, palace prefect,
287–291
- Beauharnais, Alexandre, birth (28 May 1760),
8;
- his early years,
12;
- education,
13;
- Mme. Renaudin’s interest in him,
13;
- enters the army,
14;
- plans for his marriage,
15;
- letter of his father,
15;
- marriage to Joséphine (19 Dec. 1779),
18;
- sails for Martinique (1782),
19;
- repudiates Joséphine,
20;
- returns to France (1783),
21;
- refuses reconciliation,
22;
- separation arranged (1785),
22;
- elected to States-General (1789),
27;
- president of the Assembly (1791),
29;
- flight of the Royal family,
29;
- retires to the country,
30;
- rejoins the army,
30;
- commands Army of Rhine,
31;
- his disgraceful failure,
32;
- resigns command,
32;
- retires to Blois,
34;
- arrested and imprisoned (1794),
34;
- his execution,
35;
- his daughter’s pride in him,
107
- Beauharnais, Eugène, birth (3 Sept. 1781),
19;
- on staff of Hoche,
39;
- in school at Saint-Germain,
44;
- claims his father’s sword,
49;
- intercedes for his mother,
83;
- his treatment by the Emperor,
144;
- at the Marengo review,
170;
- made Viceroy of Italy,
172;
- marriage to Augusta,
192–194;
- his character and appearance,
192;
- adopted by the Emperor,
193,
258;
- summoned to Paris (Dec. 1809),
296;
- his difficult position,
296;
- arranges final conference,
297;
- refuses Crown of Italy,
297;
- his address to the Senate,
301;
- visits his mother at Aix,
334;
- also at Navarre,
344;
- brings news of birth of King of Rome,
345;
- at Paris before Russian campaign,
350;
- given command of Grand Army,
356;
- attitude towards Napoleon,
359;
- the Emperor’s suspicions (1814),
360;
- letter from Joséphine,
361;
- leaves Italy,
368;
- called to Paris,
369;
- received by the King,
370;
- part in Joséphine’s estate,
382
- Beauharnais, François,
6–8,
10,
15
- Beauharnais, Hortense, birth (10 April 1783),
20;
- repudiated by her father,
20;
- goes to Martinique with her mother,
24;
- placed in Mme. Campan’s school,
44;
- intercedes for her mother,
84;
- plans for her marriage,
102;
- her appearance and character,
106;
- love of her mother,
107;
- pride in her father,
107;
- early dislike of Napoleon,
107;
- fancy for Duroc,
108;
- wounded by infernal machine,
109;
- marriage to Louis,
112;
- hostess at Tuileries,
199;
- births of her children,
200;
- Queen of Holland,
201;
- residence at The Hague,
201;
- visit to Mayence,
201;
- death of Charles,
225;
- her despair,
226;
- letters from the Emperor,
228–231;
- visit to Cauterêts,
239;
- reconciliation with Louis,
239;
- return to Fontainebleau,
239;
- her illness,
239;
- refuses to return to Holland,
247;
- birth of Louis-Napoleon (Napoleon III),
267;
- her interview with Napoleon at time of divorce,
292;
- abdication of Louis,
335;
- visits her mother at Aix,
336;
- also at Navarre,
344,
365;
- at Malmaison (1814),
367;
- receives the Czar,
367;
- created Duchesse de Saint-Leu,
370;
- entertains the Czar,
371;
- at her mother’s deathbed,
373;
- part in Joséphine’s estate,
382;
- at Malmaison with Napoleon (1815),
383
- Beauharnais, Stéphanie, (Grand Duchess of Baden),
195,
197,
246,
247
- Bonaparte, Caroline, (Mme. Murat),
92,
112,
142,
155
- Bonaparte, Élisa, (Mme. Bacciochi),
69,
142,
155
- Bonaparte, Jérôme,
124,
171,
238,
246
- Bonaparte, Joseph,
78,
99,
127,
269
- Bonaparte, Letitia, (Mme. Mère),
69,
149
- Bonaparte, Louis,
103,
104,
105,
106,
111,
112,
198–201
- Bonaparte, Louis-Napoleon, (Napoleon III),
267,
357
- Bonaparte, Lucien,
78,
98,
102–103,
123,
257
- Bonaparte, Napoleon-Charles,
200,
225
- Bonaparte, Napoleon-Louis,
157,
200
- Bonaparte, Pauline, (Mme. Leclerc, later Princesse de Borghèse),
69,
120,
155
- Borghèse, Prince de,
121
- Bouillé, Marquis de,
19,
29
- Bourrienne, secretary,
199
- Broc, Mme. de,
358
- Cadoudal, Georges,
130–134
- Calmelet,
53
- Cambacérès,
140,
285,
303
- Caprara, Cardinal,
112,
145
- Carnot, director,
99
- Catherine, of Würtemberg, (wife of Jérôme),
238,
246
- Caulaincourt,
135,
320
- Charles, Hippolyte,
65,
78
- Charles, Grand Duke of Baden,
188,
195,
196
- Charles, King, (of Spain),
263–269
- Cochelet, Mlle., reader to Hortense,
366
- Corvisart, Dr.,
381
- David, painter,
150
- Dénuelle, Mlle.,
225
- Dupont, General,
270
- Duroc, grand marshal,
108,
115,
256
- Emmery, merchant,
39
- Enghien, Duc d’,
134–137
- Eugène, Prince, see Beauharnais
- Ferdinand, Prince, (of Spain),
263–269
- Fesch, Cardinal,
148,
153,
321
- Flahaut, Charles de,
336
- Fouché, minister,
100,
102,
139,
252–254,
278,
286
- Fourès, Mme.,
80
- Gazzani, Mme., reader to Joséphine,
246,
380
- Georges, Mlle., actress,
119
- Girardin, Stanislas,
279
- Gohier, director,
86
- Hatzfeld, Prince,
206
- Hoche, General,
35,
38
- Horau, Dr.,
381
- Hortense, see Beauharnais
- Joséphine, birth (23 June 1763),
9;
- confusion of dates,
9;
- childhood,
12;
- education,
12;
- appearance and character,
12;
- she takes her sister’s place,
16;
- arrives in France,
17;
- first marriage (19 Dec. 1779),
18;
- life in Paris,
18;
- birth of Eugène (3 Sept. 1781),
19;
- departure of Alexandre,
19;
- birth of Hortense (10 April 1783),
20;
- repudiated by Alexandre,
20;
- he returns to France,
21;
- refuses reconciliation,
22;
- separation arranged (1785),
22;
- her sojourn at Panthémont,
23;
- residence at Fontainebleau,
24;
- voyage to Martinique (1788),
24–26;
- returns to France (1790),
28;
- residence in Paris,
29;
- house at Croissy,
32;
- imprisoned in the Carmes (1794),
34;
- execution of Alexandre,
35;
- she is released,
37;
- her behavior in prison,
37;
- returns to Croissy,
38;
- relations with Hoche,
38;
- financial straits,
39–40;
- her banker Emmery,
39;
- her love of luxury,
41;
- intimacy with Mme. Tallien,
41;
- their similar tastes,
42;
- her new home Rue Chantereine (Oct. 1795),
42;
- places children in school,
44;
- liaison with Barras,
45–47;
- during 13 Vendémiaire,
48;
- meets Bonaparte (15 Oct.),
49;
- her appearance at that time,
50;
- letter to Bonaparte,
51;
- her hesitation about marriage,
52;
- final consent,
53;
- marriage to Bonaparte (9 March 1796),
54;
- his departure for Italy,
54;
- his first letter,
56;
- her indifference,
56;
- his second letter,
57;
- hesitation to rejoin him,
59;
- at of battle flags,
60;
- her life at Paris,
63;
- starts for Italy (July),
64;
- regret at leaving,
64;
- arrival at Milan,
65;
- her ennui there,
66;
- letter to Mme. Renaudin,
66;
- her delayed honeymoon,
67;
- court at Montebello (1797),
69;
- her aid to Napoleon’s policy,
70;
- she returns to Paris (Jan. 1798),
72;
- attends Talleyrand fête,
73;
- suspicious letter to Barras,
74;
- accompanies Bonaparte to Toulon (May),
75;
- goes to Plombières,
76;
- serious accident,
77;
- buys Malmaison,
77;
- intrigue with Charles,
78;
- hears of Bonaparte’s return (Oct. 1799),
83;
- fails to meet him,
83;
- their reconciliation,
84;
- her debts paid,
84;
- rôle in coup d’état,
85;
- moves to Luxembourg,
87;
- life there,
88;
- her important rôle,
90;
- devotion to Napoleon,
90;
- secret of her power,
90;
- her royalism,
90;
- assistance to émigrés,
91;
- importance to Napoleon’s policy,
91;
- interest in marriage of Murat,
92;
- moves to Tuileries (Feb. 1800),
93;
- the new society,
94;
- visits to Malmaison,
95;
- her fears of divorce,
101;
- the disgrace of Lucien,
103;
- chooses Louis for Hortense,
103;
- the infernal machine (Dec.),
109;
- narrow escape,
109;
- dismay over public attitude,
110;
- visit to Plombières,
112;
- marriage of Hortense (Jan. 1802),
112;
- trip to Normandie,
116;
- her appearance at 40,
117;
- her life at Saint-Cloud,
118;
- scene of jealousy at Tuileries,
119;
- visit to Belgium,
127;
- pacific counsels to Bonaparte,
131;
- reveals plans regarding Duc d’Enghien,
136;
- hailed as Empress (18 May 1804),
141;
- her fine attitude,
143;
- at the fêtes of 14 July,
144;
- visit to Banks of the Rhine,
145;
- return to Saint-Cloud,
147;
- triumph over the Bonapartes,
149;
- religious marriage (Dec.),
153;
- at the Coronation,
154–155;
- her daily life,
158–168;
- places of residence,
158;
- frequent changes at Tuileries,
159,
160;
- her rooms at Saint-Cloud,
161;
- daily routine,
162;
- personal attendants,
162;
- her toilette,
163;
- lingerie and robes,
164;
- lavish expenditures,
165;
- debts paid by the Emperor,
166;
- life at Tuileries,
167;
- journey to Italy (1805),
169;
- at Milan coronation (26 May),
171;
- grief over elevation of Eugène,
172;
- her husband’s attachment,
173;
- the Genoa fêtes,
174;
- return to France,
174;
- visit to Plombières,
175;
- sojourn at Strasbourg,
177;
- Napoleon’s letters,
178–182;
- goes to Munich,
184;
- her selfishness,
186;
- at marriage of Eugène (Jan. 1806),
187–195;
- return to Paris,
195;
- goes to Mayence (1806),
202;
- Napoleon’s letters,
203–212;
- return to Paris,
220;
- her cordial welcome,
220;
- her loneliness,
221;
- birth of Eugène’s daughter,
221;
- grief at death of Charles (May 1807),
226;
- meets Hortense at Laeken,
226;
- Napoleon’s letters,
228–231;
- return to Paris,
232;
- letters to Hortense,
233;
- at the Fontainebleau fêtes,
246–247;
- the divorce first proposed,
249;
- refuses to take initiative,
251;
- action in reply to Fouché’s letter,
252–253;
- death of her mother,
256;
- letters during Napoleon’s trip to Italy,
259;
- her fear of divorce,
261;
- a remarkable episode,
262;
- marriage of her cousin, Mlle. de Tascher,
262;
- sojourn at Bayonne (1808),
264;
- joins Napoleon at Marrac,
267;
- joy over birth of Louis-Napoleon (April),
267;
- return to Saint-Cloud,
270;
- left at Paris during Erfurt meeting,
272;
- also during Spanish campaign,
275;
- letters of the Emperor,
276;
- she reveals the succession plot,
279;
- goes to Strasbourg,
280;
- Napoleon’s letters,
281–284;
- meets Emperor at Fontainebleau (1809),
286;
- her cold reception,
286;
- her appearance at 46,
288;
- receives announcement of divorce (30 Nov.),
289;
- a pretended swoon,
290;
- the final fêtes,
294;
- arrival of Eugène,
296;
- final conference,
297;
- address at the divorce (15 Dec.),
299;
- departure for Malmaison,
303;
- her legend,
304;
- her dowry,
306;
- her debts paid,
307;
- first days at Malmaison,
307;
- visits and letters from Emperor,
308–317;
- Christmas dinner at Trianon,
311;
- her interest in Austrian marriage,
313;
- goes to Élysée palace,
318;
- returns to Malmaison,
322;
- presented with Navarre (1810),
322;
- its dilapidated condition,
324;
- worried over Paris gossip,
326;
- letter to Napoleon and his reply,
327–328;
- he agrees to her plans,
329;
- she returns to Malmaison,
330;
- her Court there,
331;
- anxiety about Hortense,
332;
- visit from the Emperor,
333;
- goes to Aix-les-Bains,
334;
- visit from Eugène,
334;
- informed of Louis’ abdication,
335;
- narrow escape,
336;
- arrival of Hortense,
336;
- tour of Switzerland,
337;
- upset by reports regarding Marie-Louise,
337–339;
- rejects advice of Mme. de Rémusat,
340;
- returns to Malmaison,
341;
- monotonous life at Navarre (1811),
342;
- her health improved,
343;
- visits from her children,
344;
- her fête-day,
344;
- news of birth of King of Rome (March),
345;
- her debts paid again,
346;
- plans new chateau at Malmaison,
349;
- exchanges Élysée for Laeken,
349;
- passes winter at Malmaison,
350;
- visit to Milan (1812),
351;
- sojourns at Aix and Prégny,
352;
- return to Paris,
352;
- hears of Malet plot,
353;
- anxiety over Moscow disaster,
353;
- meets King of Rome (Dec. 1812),
355;
- visit from Hortense’s sons,
357;
- news of death of Mme. de Broc,
358;
- writes Eugène at request of Emperor (1814),
361;
- leaves for Navarre,
363;
- arrival of Hortense,
365;
- news of abdication (April),
366;
- returns to Malmaison,
367;
- receives the Czar,
367;
- fears for her children,
371;
- final illness and death (29 May),
372;
- her association with Martinique,
375;
- her statue at Fort-de-France,
375;
- her legend,
376;
- her claims to beauty,
377;
- her intellect,
378;
- her prodigality,
378;
- her magnetism,
379;
- her desire to please,
380;
- her affections,
380;
- her falsehoods,
381;
- her final deception,
381;
- fate of her homes,
382;
- her succession,
382;
- her memory,
384
- Jouberthou, Mme., (wife of Lucien),
123
- Junot, General,
263
- Junot, Mme., see Abrantès
- La Rochefoucauld, Duc de,
13,
14
- Lavalette, General,
67,
275
- Lavoisier,
27
- Leclerc, General,
69
- Leclerc, Mme., see Bonaparte, Pauline
- Léon, (son of Napoleon),
225
- Louis-Napoleon, see Bonaparte
- Louis XVIII,
100
- Louisa, Queen,
205,
235
- Marie-Louise, Empress,
321,
337,
362
- Maximilian, King of Bavaria,
188,
190
- Méneval, secretary,
115,
302
- Metternich, Mme.,
312–313
- Metternich, Prince,
314
- Moreau, General,
131–133
- Murat, General,
92,
112,
207,
264
- Napoleon, during 13 Vendémiaire (Oct. 1795),
48;
- returns sword to Eugène,
49;
- meets Joséphine (15 Oct.),
49;
- her letter to him,
51;
- his first letter,
51;
- decides on marriage,
52;
- civil ceremony (9 March 1796),
54;
- leaves for Italy,
54;
- first letter during campaign,
56;
- his victories,
58;
- second proclamation,
58;
- sends for Joséphine,
59;
- victory of Lodi (10 May),
61;
- enters Milan (15 May),
62;
- his delayed honeymoon,
67;
- end of campaign,
68;
- his letters to Joséphine,
68;
- court of Montebello (1797),
69;
- the family reunion (June),
69;
- peace of Campo-Formio (Oct.),
71;
- leaves for Rastadt,
71;
- returns to Paris (Dec.),
71;
- at the Talleyrand fête (2 Jan. 1798),
73;
- clash with Mme. de Staël,
73;
- buys Hôtel Chantereine,
74;
- his tour of inspection,
74;
- his fortune,
75;
- leaves for Toulon,
75;
- sails for Egypt (19 May),
76;
- hears reports of Joséphine’s infidelity,
79;
- liaison with Mme. Fourès,
80;
- leaves Egypt (Aug. 1799),
82;
- lands at Fréjus (9 Oct.),
83;
- reaches Paris (16 Oct.),
83;
- pardons Joséphine,
84;
- pays her debts,
84;
- during the coup d’état (9–10 Nov.),
86–87;
- made Consul,
87;
- moves to Luxembourg (11 Nov.),
87;
- life there,
88;
- marries Caroline to Murat (Jan. 1800),
92;
- moves to Tuileries (19 Feb.),
93;
- life there,
94;
- visits to Malmaison,
94;
- the château,
95;
- his affability,
95;
- his problems as First Consul,
96;
- success of his administration,
97;
- reception after Marengo (July),
97;
- the “Conspiracy,”
98;
- answers the Pretender,
100;
- decision to amend Constitution,
101;
- disgraces Lucien,
103;
- the infernal machine (24 Dec.),
109;
- public demands for an heir,
110;
- made Consul for Life (2 Aug. 1802),
114;
- takes possession of Saint-Cloud,
114;
- his apartments,
115;
- establishes court etiquette,
115;
- trip to Normandie,
116;
- absent at marriage of Pauline,
120;
- enraged over marriages of Lucien and Jérôme,
123–124;
- celebrated scene with British ambassador,
126;
- visit to Belgium,
127;
- episode at Mortefontaine,
128;
- first suggestions of the Empire,
128;
- reception at Brussels,
129;
- the Royalist conspiracies,
130;
- jealousy of Moreau,
131–132;
- his trial and exile,
133;
- execution of Duc d’Enghien (21 March 1804),
135–138;
- proclaimed Emperor (18 May),
139;
- yields to his family,
143;
- his treatment of Eugène,
144;
- at the 14 July fêtes,
144;
- visit to Channel ports and the Rhine,
145;
- return to Saint-Cloud,
147;
- plans for Coronation,
148;
- reception of Pope,
151;
- religious marriage (1 Dec. 1804),
153;
- ceremony at Notre-Dame, (2 Dec.),
154–156;
- baptism of Napoleon-Louis,
157;
- payment of Joséphine’s debts,
166;
- journey to Italy,
169;
- review at Marengo,
170;
- reconciliation with Jérôme,
171;
- coronation at Milan (26 May 1805),
171;
- his satisfaction,
172;
- makes Eugène Viceroy of Italy,
172;
- his reproof of Joséphine,
172;
- his attachment to her,
173;
- at the Genoa fêtes,
174;
- return to France,
174;
- letters during Austerlitz campaign,
178–182;
- arrival at Munich (31 Dec.),
187;
- plans for family alliances,
188;
- overcomes opposition,
190;
- summons Eugène,
191;
- marries him to Augusta (Jan. 1806),
194;
- reception at Paris,
195;
- marries Stéphanie to Charles (April),
195;
- makes Louis King of Holland (5 June),
198;
- during campaign of Jena,
202–207;
- letters to Joséphine,
203–207;
- enters Berlin,
205;
- the Hatzfeld episode,
206;
- goes to Poland,
208;
- first meeting with Marie Walewska (Jan. 1807),
213;
- beginning of their liaison,
215;
- he orders Joséphine to return to Paris,
215;
- minimizes his losses at Eylau,
217;
- quarters at Osterode,
218;
- letter to Joseph,
218;
- letters to Joséphine,
219;
- moves to Finckenstein,
222;
- joined by Mme. Walewska,
222;
- dictates as to Joséphine’s friends,
223;
- birth of his son Léon,
225;
- death of his nephew Charles (May),
225;
- his apparent indifference,
231;
- letters to Joséphine, Hortense and others,
228–231;
- letters from Friedland and Tilsit,
234;
- declines rose of Queen Louisa,
235;
- return to Paris,
236;
- makes Talleyrand vice-grand-elector,
237;
- his fête (15 August),
238;
- marries Jérôme to Catherine,
238;
- takes part of Hortense against Louis,
239;
- the Court at Fontainebleau,
240–248;
- his grandeur described by Mme. de Rémusat,
241;
- Napoleon’s power in 1807,
242;
- his program of entertainment,
242;
- his ennui,
244;
- affair with Mme. Gazzani,
246;
- reproves Jérôme,
246;
- raises question of divorce,
249;
- rebukes Fouché for meddling,
254;
- goes to Italy,
257;
- meets Lucien,
257;
- adopts Eugène,
258;
- letters to Joséphine,
259;
- irresolution as to divorce,
262;
- a remarkable scene,
262;
- interest in Spanish crisis (1808),
263;
- goes to Bayonne (April),
264;
- sojourn at Marrac,
265;
- letters to Empress,
265;
- makes Joseph King of Spain (June),
269;
- hears of Baylen disaster,
270;
- returns to Saint-Cloud (Aug.),
270;
- at the Erfurt conference (Sept.-Oct.),
271–274;
- opens his heart to Alexander,
272;
- instructs Talleyrand to open negotiations,
273;
- letters to Joséphine,
274;
- leaves for Spain (Nov.),
275;
- his letters during campaign,
276;
- return to Paris (Jan. 1809),
278;
- scene at Tuileries,
278;
- leaves for Strasbourg,
280;
- wounded at Ratisbon,
280;
- letters to the Empress,
281–284;
- returns to Fontainebleau (Oct.),
284;
- informs Cambacérès of divorce,
285;
- cold reception of Joséphine,
286;
- his hesitation,
288;
- final announcement of divorce (30 Nov.),
289;
- a comic episode,
290;
- verdict of History,
290;
- his sincere regret,
291;
- interview with Hortense,
292;
- the final fêtes,
294;
- contretemps at Grosbois,
295;
- arrival of Eugène,
296;
- final conference,
297;
- address at divorce (15 Dec.),
298;
- leaves for Trianon,
302;
- annulment of marriage,
303;
- liberality to Joséphine,
306;
- pays her debts,
307;
- visits to Malmaison,
308–317;
- Christmas dinner at Trianon,
311;
- allows Joséphine to return to Paris (1810),
313;
- his preference for Russian alliance,
319;
- calls a conference (Jan.),
320;
- marriage arranged with Marie-Louise,
320;
- her arrival in Paris (March),
321;
- advises Joséphine to leave,
322;
- her formal letter,
327;
- his cordial reply,
328;
- he agrees to Joséphine’s plans,
329;
- informs her of Louis’ abdication,
335;
- writes about Marie-Louise,
337;
- consents to her return,
340;
- writes of birth of King of Rome (1811),
345;
- again pays Joséphine’s debts,
346;
- agrees to exchange Laeken for Élysée,
349;
- comments on Malet conspiracy (1812),
354;
- returns from Moscow (Dec.),
354;
- last meeting with Joséphine (Dec.),
355;
- gives Eugène command of Grand Army,
356;
- his errors in campaign of 1813,
357;
- suspicious of Eugène (1814),
360;
- asks Joséphine to write him,
360;
- his first abdication (6 April),
366;
- his political testament,
366;
- news of Joséphine’s death,
374;
- his last visits to Malmaison (1815),
374,
383;
- his belief in Joséphine,
383
- Napoleon II, King of Rome,
345,
355
- Napoleon-Charles, see Bonaparte
- Napoleon-Louis, see Bonaparte
- Nelson, Lord,
76
- Patricol, tutor,
13
- Patterson, Miss, (wife of Jérôme),
124,
171
- Pichegru,
130–134
- Pius VII, Pope,
148–157
- Provence, Comte de,
100
- Rapp, aide de camp,
110
- Rémusat, Mme. de,
68,
116,
119,
126,
133,
194,
241,
310,
326,
340
- Renaudin, Mme., (aunt of Joséphine),
7,
13,
15,
16,
17,
66
- Salicetti,
61
- Savary, minister,
137
- Staël, Mme. de,
73
- Talleyrand, minister,
73,
100,
129,
137,
189,
237,
244,
249,
253,
254,
255,
262,
273,
274,
278
- Tallien,
41
- Tallien, Mme.,
41–42
- Tascher de la Pagerie (family of Joséphine),
4–5,
10–11,
15–16,
25
- Tascher, Stéphanie (Mme. d’ Arenberg),
262