. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. f Murat, was GrandDuchess of Cleves and Berg; Jerome was King of West-phalia ; Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, was mar-ried to a princess of Bavaria. The members of Napoleons family were elevated only oncondition that they act strictly in accordance with his must marry so as to cement the ties necessary to hiskingdom. They must arrange their time, form their friend-ships, spend their money, as it best served the interests ofhis great scheme of conquest. The interior affairs of theirkingdoms were in reality centralized in his hands as perfect
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. f Murat, was GrandDuchess of Cleves and Berg; Jerome was King of West-phalia ; Eugene de Beauharnais, Viceroy of Italy, was mar-ried to a princess of Bavaria. The members of Napoleons family were elevated only oncondition that they act strictly in accordance with his must marry so as to cement the ties necessary to hiskingdom. They must arrange their time, form their friend-ships, spend their money, as it best served the interests ofhis great scheme of conquest. The interior affairs of theirkingdoms were in reality centralized in his hands as perfectlyas those of France. He watched the private and public con-duct of his kings and nobles, and criticised them with ab-solute frankness and extraordinary common sense. Theground on which he protected them is well explained in thefollowing letter, written in January, 1806, to Count Miotde Melito: You are going to rejoin my brother. You will tell him that I havemade him King of Naples; that he will continue to be Grand Elector, 179. JOSEPH BONAPARTE IN HIS CORONATION ROBES. l8o! Engraved by C. S. Pradier in 1813, after Gerard. 180 EXTENSION OF NAPOLEONS EMPIRE i8i and that nothing will be changed as regards his relations with impress upon him that the least hesitation, the slightest wavering,will ruin him entirely. I have another person in my mind who will re-place him should he refuse. ... At present all feelings of affectionyield to state reasons. I recognize only those who serve me as fortune is not attached to the name of Bonaparte, but to that of Na-poleon. It is with my fingers and with my pen that I make I can love only those whom I esteem. Joseph must forget allour ties of childhood. Let him make himself esteemed. Let him ac-quire glory. Let him have a leg broken in battle. Then I shall esteemhim. Let him give up his old ideas. Let him not dread fatigue. Lookat me: the campaign I have just terminated, the movement, the ex-citement, h
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