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Scarisbrick, Diana, author.

Margaret de Flahaut (1788-1867) : a Scotswoman at the French court / Diana Scarisbrick.

Cambridge : John Adamson Books, 2019.

328 pages ; 24 cm

Margaret Mercer Elphinstone (1788-1867), with her powerful mind and independent spirit, was never daunted by adversity as she sought to realize her ambitions for her family against the background of intellectual upheaval and social and political change which followed the French Revolution and the end of the ancien régime. The turning-point in her life was her controversial marriage in 1817 with the general Charles de Flahaut (1785-1870), which, contrary to all expectations, resulted in one of the most successful partnerships in the 'auld alliance' between France and Scotland.

France -- Court and courtiers.

American Library in Paris Book Award submission, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index

The admiral's ambitious daughter -- Friendship with princess Charlotte -- Margaret's man friends and suitors -- Charles de Flahaut before his marriage -- Charles in England: November 1815-December 1816 -- A mutual attraction -- Weathering the storm -- Early married life in Scotland -- Country life in Scotland: Meikleour and Tulliallan -- The great world: Paris I -- Home and garden: Paris II -- The Orléans monarchy: Paris III -- Margaret and Talleyrand -- Margaret's friendships -- Margaret's travels -- Margaret's cult of Napoleon -- The Vienna embassy I, 1841-8 --The Vienna embassy II -- London, 1848-64 -- Tulliallan and the London embassy, 1848-64 -- The final phase: Paris I -- The final phase: Paris II

9781898565161 (hbk.)

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