Napoleone Giuseppe Carlo Paolo Bonaparte e Clotilde nel 1904
English: Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte and Maria Clotilde of Savoy Identifier: romanceofroyalty02moll (find matches) Title: The romance of royalty; Year: 1904 (1900s) Authors: Molloy, J. Fitzgerald (Joseph Fitzgerald), 1858-1908 Subjects: Ludwig II, King of Bavaria, 1845-1886 Alençon, Sophie Charlotte Augustine, duchess d', 1847-1897 Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1830-1904 Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873 Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920 Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 Europe -- Kings and rulers Publisher: New York : Dodd, Mead & company Contributing Library: University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: MSN View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: tion, hehad taken his resolution. The first step in carryingit out was the conference he held in July, 1858,with Count Cavour at Plombieres. A man of immenseability and sturdy patriotism, Count Cavour gavehis whole life to the interest of his country, and atthis time was Prime Minister of the little kingdomof Savoy, ruled over by Victor Emanuel. His meeting with Napoleon had been arrangedby his Majestys friend and physician, Conneau, andwas so secretly conducted that Count Walewski, thenPrime Minister of France, knew nothing about ituntil it had ended. From what Pietri, Cavour, andstill higher authorities, told Louis Kossuth of theconference, it resulted in an offer of the Emperorto give Savoy armed assistance to rid Italy of theAustrians ; but his Majesty reserved to himself theright of fixing the time for beginning the war. Mean-time Savoy was to foster politic agitation in Italy, wasto prevent all revolutionary outbreaks, and refrainfrom provoking Austria overmuch. * A united Italy Text Appearing After Image: PRINCE BONAPARTE AND THE PRINCESS CI.OTILDE. (Facing page 434. tlyc IRomance of the Seconb Empire 435 was not mentioned, continues Kossuth. It wassettled that the temporal power of the Holy Seeshould be preserved, but within very narrow limits.Both parties spoke with the utmost caution as regardedTuscany and Naples ; but it was agreed that for theHouse of Savoy a kingdom of twelve million in-habitants in the north of Italy should be formed.As compensation for the promised military help, Savoywas to be ceded to France. It was decided that thequestion with regard to Nice should be settled later,when the war was over. It was also agreed at this conference that in orderto strengthen the alliance between France and Savoy,the Emperors cousin. Prince Napoleon, generallyknown as Plon Plon, should marry Victor Emanuelsonly daughter by his Queen, the Princess MarieTherese Louise Clotilde. At first Victor Emanuelhesitated to make such a sacrifice as this to hisambitions ; for Prince Napoleon, th Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.