Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under (Jane) Emily Gerard
Charles X King of France
Standard Name: Charles X,, King of France
Used Form: comte d'Artois
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Grace Elliott | In her earliest years in Paris she was the mistress first of the comte d'Artois (who much later reigned as Charles X
) and then of the duc de Chartres (later duc d'Orléans
, later... |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Dorothea Gerard | Her mother, Euphemia Robinson
, a talented amateur pianist, became a Roman Catholic not long after the birth of Dorothea's sister Emily. Black, Helen C. Pen, Pencil, Baton and Mask: Biographical Sketches. Spottiswoode, 1896. 147 |
| Friends, Associates | Ellis Cornelia Knight | ECK
continued through the later part of her life to cultivate relationships with royalty and the aristocracy, of her own nation and others. Her friendships with Lord St Vincent
and with Lady Aylesbury (or Ailesbury) |
| Friends, Associates | Felicia Skene | From her youth FS
was accustomed to mixing with distinguished people. Sir Walter Scott
, a friend of both of her parents, found her youthful company a relief when he was old and ill. In... |
| politics | George Sand | The meeting of Aurore Dudevant (later GS
) with Sandeau coincided with the end of the Three Glorious Days when Charles X
abdicated, leaving the throne for his nephew Louis Philippe of Orléans
. In... |
| Residence | Ellis Cornelia Knight | Having spent three years in Paris, from 1821 to 1824, and begun to regard that, rather than England, as her home, ECK
returned there on August 15, 1830, but she did not stay long... |
| Textual Production | Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan | Sydney Morgan
published France in 1829-30, her second book about that country, just after the French king Charles X
had been toppled by revolution. The July Revolution raged from 27 to 29 July, and... |
| Textual Production | Mary Berry | Again the title-page describes her as the Editor of Madame Du Deffand's Letters. On 25 April 1828 she added the final chapter to describe the July Revolution of 1830 (for which, she says, she... |
| Textual Production | Emmuska Baroness Orczy | She had intended to produce a historical romance about this woman, who married a son of Charles X
, the last king of France, but she found the actual story so exciting and so colourful... |
| Travel | Amelia Opie | She was back there again in August the following year, after the revolution of July and the abdication of Charles X
on 2 August. She then travelled to Cornwall (her late husband's place of origin)... |
Timeline
11 July 1789: Louis XVI dismissed Necker from the post...
National or international item
11 July 1789
Louis XVI
dismissed Necker
from the post of Director of Finances and Minister of State.
Kafker, Frank A., and James M. Laux, editors. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations. 4th ed., R. E. Krieger, 1989.
x
Soboul, Albert. The French Revolution 1787-1799. Translators Forrest, Alan and Colin Jones, Vintage, 1975.
137-41
Lefebvre, Georges. “A Series of Class Revolts”. The French Revolution: Conflicting Interpretations, edited by Frank A. Kafker et al., 4th Edition, R. E. Krieger, 1989, pp. 3-33.
20, 26-7
1794: Margaret Coghlan, Daughter of the Late Major...
Women writers item
1794
Margaret Coghlan
, Daughter of the Late Major Moncrieffe, published her memoirs in two volumes.
Adam Matthew Publications. http://www.ampltd.co.uk/digital_guides/womens_autobiographies_parts_1_and_2/Detailed-Listing-Part-1.aspx.
16 September 1824: The restored Bourbon king Louis XVIII of...
National or international item
16 September 1824
The restored Bourbon king Louis XVIII
of France died and was succeeded by his brother, Charles X
.
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
177
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
63, 86
Encyclopædia Britannica Online. http://www.britannica.com/.
30 April 1827: Charles X of France disbanded the National...
National or international item
30 April 1827
Charles X
of France disbanded the National Guard at Paris.
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
178
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
July 27-July 29 1830: The July Revolution (also known as the Three...
National or international item
July 27-July 29 1830
The July Revolution (also known as the Three Glorious Days) erupted in Paris after the loss of a general election which led Charles X
to declare a state of emergency.
Hobsbawm, Eric John. The Age of Revolution 1789-1848. Vintage, 1996.
110, 117
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
65-6
Merriman, John M. “Contested Freedoms in the French Revolutions, 1830-1871”. Revolution and the Meanings of Freedom in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Isser Woloch, Stanford University Press, 1996, pp. 173-11.
179
2 August 1830: Charles X of France abdicated, leaving the...
National or international item
2 August 1830
Charles X
of France abdicated, leaving the throne to his grandson, the Duke of Bordeaux, and power in the hands of moderate liberals who formed a National Guard to control the Paris mob.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
66, 86
Gildea, Robert. Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914. Oxford University Press, 1987.
62
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