[569] Antoine Philippe Fiacre Ghislain Visscher, Comte de Celles (1779-1841), a native of Brussels, took sides with the French at the annexation of his country in 1795, became a town councillor of Brussels in 1800, fought for the French at Austerlitz, was made Prefect of the Loire Inférieure in 1806, a count in 1811, and Prefect of the Zuyder Zee in 1811. From 1811 to 1813, he oppressed the Dutch in Napoleon's name. After the formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Celles withdrew from public life until 1821, when he was elected to the Second Chamber of the States-General. He was appointed Ambassador to Rome in 1826, and held that post until 1829. He supported the Belgian Revolution of 1830; but, in 1832, removed to Paris, where he took out letters of naturalization.—T.
[570] The Comtesse de Celles, née de Valence, daughter of General Comte and the Comtesse de Valence, of whom the latter was the daughter of Madame de Genlis.—B.
[571] Nicola Paganini (1782-1840), the great violinist of those days.—T.
[572] Michael (Dom Miguel) I., King of Portugal (1802-1866), had been declared King on the 30th of June 1828. His struggle against his niece, Mary II. (Donna Maria de Gloria), failed, however, and he was compelled to quit Portugal by the Convention of Evora Monte, 26 May 1834, and, by the law of 29 May following, he was deprived of his title of Infant of Portugal, and he and his descendants were declared to have forfeited all rights as Portuguese citizens. He was succeeded by his son, Michael (Dom Miguel) II., the present de jure King of Portugal (Marquis de Ruvigny and Raineval, The Legitimist Kalendar for 1895, p. 33).—T.
[573] Ottavio Principe Lancellotti married Prince Massimo's daughter in 1818.—T.
[574] Giuseppina Principessa Lancelotti (b. 1799), née Massimo d'Arsoli.—T.
[575] Camillo Massimiliano Massimo, Principe d'Arsoli (d. 1840).—T.
[576] Canova died at Venice on the 13th of October 1822.—T.
[577] Jean Goujon (circa 1515-1572), a celebrated sculptor of the French Renascence period. He was a Calvinist, and is supposed to have been shot on his scaffold in the court-yard of the Louvre during the massacre of St. Bartholomew (23-24 August 1652).—T.
[578] Tiziano Vicelli (1477-1576), known as Titian. He was first called to Bologna by Charles V. in 1532; in 1547 he was summoned to Augsburg; and the Emperor's favour lasted until his death, and was followed by that of Philip II.—T.