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Comte Albert Beugnot - ‎Mémoires du comte Beugnot, ancien ministre (1783-1815) - 1866
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Comte Albert Beugnot - ‎Mémoires du comte Beugnot, ancien ministre (1783-1815) - 1866

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Edition originale de ces mémoires du Comte Albert Beugnot, constitutionnel sous la révolution, conseiller de Lucien Bonaparte en Westphalie et ministre sous la Restauration. Beugnot évoque ses relations avec la célèbre comtesse de La Motte ; il relate ensuite son administration du Grand-Duché de Berg pour le compte du premier fils d'Hortense et de Louis Bonaparte et il insiste à plusieurs reprises sur l'intérêt naturel porté par Napoléon à cet enfant. (Tulard, 148 ; Bertier, 114) Complet en deux volumes. Demi-percaline rouge (Bradel), dos lisse orné, pièces de titre contre-collées, année d'édition en pied. - Frottements sur les pièces (volumes solides). Intérieurs très frais, sans rousseurs. Très bel exemplaire, non-rogné. Source essentielle pour l'histoire du Grand-Duché de Berg. Mémoires riches également sur la Restauration. Provenance : ex-libris encollé sur le contre-plat du tome 1 aux initiales P.K., avec la notice suivante : "Notre-Dame protège la France et le lignée de nos Rois". Comte Albert Beugnot ‎Mémoires du comte Beugnot, ancien ministre (1783-1815) Paris, E. Dentu, 1866 in-8 (23 x 14.5 cm) ; 432, 344pp.

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Comte Albert Beugnot - ‎Mémoires du comte Beugnot, ancien ministre (1783-1815) - 1866

Comte Albert Beugnot - ‎Mémoires du comte Beugnot, ancien ministre (1783-1815) - 1866

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Original edition of these memoirs of Count Albert Beugnot, a constitutionalist during the revolution, advisor to Lucien Bonaparte in Westphalia, and minister during the Restoration.

Beugnot discusses his relationships with the famous Countess of La Motte; he then recounts his administration of the Grand Duchy of Berg on behalf of the first son of Hortense and Louis Bonaparte and he emphasizes several times the natural interest that Napoleon had in this child.

Complete in two volumes.
Half-red percaline (Bradel), smooth spine adorned, title pieces pasted on, year of publication at the bottom. - Friction on the pieces (solid volumes). Interiors very fresh, without browning. Very beautiful copy, untrimmed.

Essential source for the history of the Grand Duchy of Berg. Rich memories also about the Restoration.

Provenance: ex-libris glued on the inside cover of volume 1 with the initials P.K., with the following note: "Notre-Dame protects France and the lineage of our Kings."

Count Albert Beugnot
Memoirs of Count Beugnot, former minister (1783-1815)
Paris, E. Dentu, 1866
in-8 (23 x 14.5 cm); 432, 344 pages.

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