Mémoires, lettres et pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.R. Monseigneur Charles-Ferdinand d'Artois, Fils de France, Duc de Berry
by François-René de Chateaubriand
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Le duc de Berry (1778-1820) fut un personnage important de la Restauration bourbonienne et un ardent défenseur de la politique ultra-royaliste. Il fut assassiné en 1820 par un fanatique bonapartiste. Le livre de Chateaubriand brosse un portrait détaillé de la vie et de la mort du duc, et offre un éclairage sur le climat politique et social de la France pendant la période de la Restauration.Book Details
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François-René de Chateaubriand, often referred to simply as Chateaubriand, was a prominent French writer, diplomat, and politician of the 19th century. Born on September 4, 1768, in Saint-Malo, France...
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