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Lifetime: 1770 - 1853 Passed: ≈ 171 years ago

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Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet

Books by Henriette Lucie Dillon, marquise de La Tour du Pin Gouvernet

Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire Cover image

Recollections of the Revolution and the Empire

History Memoir Non-Fiction
Exile French Revolution Ancien Regime Napoleon Bonaparte Marie Antoinette

This memoir offers a unique and personal perspective on the dramatic events of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era. Written by an aristocratic Frenchwoman, it provides a vivid and detailed account of the extravagance of the Ancien Regime, th...