Memoirs of the Princesse de Ligne, Vol. 2 (of 2)

by Apolonia Helena Massalska

MEMOIRS
OF THE
Princesse de Ligne

EDITED BY
LUCIEN PEREY
TRANSLATED BY LAURA ENSOR

IN TWO VOLUMES.—VOL. II.

NEW YORK
SCRIBNER AND WELFORD
1887

Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh

CONTENTS

CHAPTER IV
Arrival of the Prince-Bishop in Paris—Letters from Madame dePailly—Letters from the Princesse de Ligne-Lichtenstein—TheAbbé Baudeau at Bel Œil—Arrival of the de Lignes in Paris—Marriageof Hélène and Prince Charles—Their departurefor Brussels	Page [1]
CHAPTER V
An entertainment at Bel Œil—The Ligne family—The Court atBrussels—Prince Charles of Lorraine—The ladies at Court—Letterof the Chevalier de l’Isle—The Prince de Ligne atVersailles—The Prince’s letter to his son Charles	[24]
CHAPTER VI
The two Princes journey to Berlin—Portrait of Frederick theGreat—Journey to Saint Petersburg—Portrait of the EmpressCatherine—Return journey through Poland—-The Bishop’sresidence at Werky—The Diet at Warsaw—The Indigénat—Thereturn to Bel Œil	[52]
CHAPTER VII
Life at Bel Œil—The Archduchess Christine, Governor of theNetherlands—The Comte d’Artois at Bel Œil—Le Mariage deFigaro—The Comtesse de Sabran and the Chevalier deBoufflers	[72]
CHAPTER VIII
Prince Charles purchases a hotel in Paris—Birth of Sidonie—Theinsurrection in Flanders—Winter in Vienna—Joseph II. andhis Court—First representation of Don Juan—Haydn andMozart—The Comtesse de Kinsky—Prince Charles’s affectionfor her—Hélène’s departure for Warsaw	[95]
CHAPTER IX
The Prince de Ligne’s departure for Saint Petersburg—Journeythrough Tauris—Interview at Kherson—War declared againstthe Turks—Alliance between Austria and Russia—The Princede Ligne as Russian General—Potemkin and Romanzoff—Thetaking of Sabaez—Prince Charles at the storming ofSabaez—Letters from the Emperor Joseph to the Prince-father—Lettersfrom the Prince de Ligne to his son—The Governorof Kaminiecz—The Prince’s return to Vienna—Siege of Belgrade	[120]
CHAPTER X
The four years’ Diet—The Court at Warsaw and the PrincesseCharles—Festivities of the great Polish lords—Count VincentPotocki and his two wives—The Princesse Charles and CountPotocki—Flight to Niemirow—Two divorce suits	[158]
CHAPTER XI
The rebellion in Flanders—Death of Joseph II.—Prince Charlesin the Russian service—The storming of Ismaïl—Return toVienna—Hélène at Kowalowska—The Count’s journey toParis—The Lignes refuse to grant a divorce—The Count’sillness	[192]
CHAPTER XII
Return of the Princes to Mons—Emigration in Belgium—Arepresentation of Richard Cœur de Lion—Prince Charlesre-enters the Austrian service—He represents the Emperoron his inauguration as Count of Hainault—War with France—Dumouriezin Champagne—The fight at Croix-aux-Bois—Deathof Prince Charles—Despair of the Prince deLigne	[230]
CHAPTER XIII
Prince Charles’s Will—Hélène receives the news of her husband’sdeath—Departure for Werky—Hélène marries CountPotocki	[257]

IV

Arrival of the Prince-Bishop in Paris—Letters from Madame de Pailly—Letters from the Princesse de Ligne-Lichtenstein—The Abbé Baudeau at Bel Œil—Arrival of the de Lignes in Paris—Marriage of Hélène and Prince Charles—Their departure for Brussels.