ABSTRACT
Italy, after the second abdication of Napoleon, becomes the refuge of the Bonapartes—Madame Mère in Rome—She offers her whole fortune to Napoleon, who, however, declines to avail himself of her generosity—Her letter to the Allied Sovereigns—She is suspected by the French Government of endeavouring to foment disturbances in Corsica—Her retired life—Her generosity to her children—She refuses to discontinue the use of the Imperial Arms—Her hatred of Marie Louise—Her anguish on learning of the Emperor’s death—Antommarchi’s interviews with her on his return from St. Helena—Élisa at Bologna—After the return of the Emperor from Elba, the Austrian Government declines to permit her to remain in Italy—She settles at Trieste—Her last years—Her death—Her children—Monument erected by Baciocchi—Pauline in Rome—Her popularity in society—Her devotion to the Emperor—She writes to the Earl of Liverpool to demand the removal of Napoleon from St. Helena—She becomes very ill—She is reconciled to her husband—Her death.
