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Title: The history of Hortense, daughter of Josephine, Queen of Holland, mother of Napoleon III
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877
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Publisher: New York, Harper
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Milan.It is composed of engraved amethysts, whichwill be very becoming upon your beautifulwhite skin. Give my most affectionate remem-brance to your husband. Embrace for me Na-poleon Charles, and rely, my dear daughter,upon the tenderness of your mother, *JosEPHiiffe. At midnight, on the 24th of September,1806, Napoleon left Paris to repel a new coa-lition of his foes in the campaigns of Jena,Auerstadt, Eylau, and Friedland. Josephineaccompanied her husband as far as Mayence,where she remained, that she might more easi-ly receive tidings from him. Just before leav-ing Paris, Napoleon reviewed the ImperialGuard in the court-yard of the Tuileries. Af-ter the review he entered the saloon of Jose-phine. Throwing down his hat and swordupon the sofa, he took the arm of the Empress,and they together walked up and down theroom, earnestly engaged in conversation. Lit-tle Napoleon Charles, who was on a visit tohis grandmother, picked up the Emperorscocked hat, placed it upon his head, and put-
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THE LITTLE PRINCE CHARLES NAPOLEON. 9 1806.) Makkiage of Hortense. 131 Anecdote. ting the sword-belt over his neck, with thedangling sword, began strutting behind theEmperor with a very military tread, attempt-ing to whistle a martial air. Napoleon, turn-ing around, saw the child, and catching himup in his arms, hugged and kissed him, sayingto Josephine, **What a charming picture!Josephine immediately orde^d a portrait tobe taken by the celebrated painter Gerard ofthe young prince in that costume. She intend-ed to send it a present to the Emperor as asurprise. The Empress remained for some time atMayence and its environs, daily writing to theEmperor, and almost daily, sometimes twice aday, receiving letters from him. These noteswere very brief, but always bore the impressof ardent affection. On the 13th of January, 1806, Eugene wasvery happily married to the Princess AugustaAmelie, daughter of the Elector of Bavaria.When Josephine heard of the contemplatedconnection, she wrote to Hort

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