"Memoirs," vol. ii., p. 365 (Eng. ed.).

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Bausset, "Mems.," ch. xix.

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Mme. de Rémusat, "Mems.," ch. xxvii.

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Tatischeff, "Alexandre et Napoléon," p. 519. Welschinger, "Le Divorce de Napoléon," ch. ii.; he also examines the alleged irregularities of the religious marriage with Josephine; Fesch and most impartial authorities brushed them aside as a flimsy excuse.