. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. re the recommendations of thefrequent letters he wrote her. Sometimes he went to seeher, and he told her all the details of his life. It is certainthat he neglected no opportunity of comforting her, and thatshe, on her side, finally accepted her lot with resignation andkindliness. Over two years before the divorce a list of the marriage-able princesses of Europe had been drawn up for list included eighteen names in all, the two most promi-nent being Marie Louise of Austria, and Anna Paulowna,sister of Alexander of Russia. At the Erfurt conferencet
. A life of Napoleon Boneparte:. re the recommendations of thefrequent letters he wrote her. Sometimes he went to seeher, and he told her all the details of his life. It is certainthat he neglected no opportunity of comforting her, and thatshe, on her side, finally accepted her lot with resignation andkindliness. Over two years before the divorce a list of the marriage-able princesses of Europe had been drawn up for list included eighteen names in all, the two most promi-nent being Marie Louise of Austria, and Anna Paulowna,sister of Alexander of Russia. At the Erfurt conferencethe project of a marriage with a Russian princess had beendiscussed, and Alexander had favored it; but now that anattempt was made to negotiate the affair, there were nu-merous delays, and a general lukewarmness which angeredNapoleon. Without waiting for the completion of the Rus-sian negotiations, he decided on Marie Louise. The marriage ceremony was performed in Vienna onMarch 12, 1810, the Archduke Charles acting for
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