Élisa purchases the Hôtel Maurepas—Chateaubriand becomes her protégé—Her conduct in the affair of the Due d’Enghien—She intervenes on behalf of the Royalists compromised in the conspiracy of Cadoudal and Pichegru—Caroline in Italy—Her husband is appointed Governor of Paris—Enviable position of the Murats—The Hôtel Thélusson—Calculating conduct of Caroline—An abominable calumny—Machinations of Caroline to prevent the First Consul’s adoption of Louis Bonaparte’s little son, Napoleon Charles, as his heir—Napoleon and Achille Murat.

DOI link for Élisa purchases the Hôtel Maurepas—Chateaubriand becomes her protégé—Her conduct in the affair of the Due d’Enghien—She intervenes on behalf of the Royalists compromised in the conspiracy of Cadoudal and Pichegru—Caroline in Italy—Her husband is appointed Governor of Paris—Enviable position of the Murats—The Hôtel Thélusson—Calculating conduct of Caroline—An abominable calumny—Machinations of Caroline to prevent the First Consul’s adoption of Louis Bonaparte’s little son, Napoleon Charles, as his heir—Napoleon and Achille Murat.

Élisa purchases the Hôtel Maurepas—Chateaubriand becomes her protégé—Her conduct in the affair of the Due d’Enghien—She intervenes on behalf of the Royalists compromised in the conspiracy of Cadoudal and Pichegru—Caroline in Italy—Her husband is appointed Governor of Paris—Enviable position of the Murats—The Hôtel Thélusson—Calculating conduct of Caroline—An abominable calumny—Machinations of Caroline to prevent the First Consul’s adoption of Louis Bonaparte’s little son, Napoleon Charles, as his heir—Napoleon and Achille Murat.