ABSTRACT
Annexation of the Kingdom of Etruria—The hopes of Élisa disappointed—Her intrigues during the interregnum in Tuscany—The Government-General of the Departments of Tuscany erected into a grand dignity of the Empire and conferred upon Élisa, with the title of Grand-Duchess—Her functions—Her arrival at Florence—She makes a progress through her duchy—Organisation of her Court—The Palazzo Pitti—Élisa and the Countess of Albany—The Grand-Duchess chafes at the restraints imposed upon her by the Emperor—Her despotism at Lucca-She visits France for the marriage of the Emperor—Birth of her son, Jérôme Charles—Return to Tuscany—Organisation of a French theatrical troupe—Her lovers—Her amicable relations with her husband—Death of Jérôme Charles—Refusal of Napoleon to permit her to assist at the baptism of the King of Rome.
