[46] Alexandre Comte de Girardin (1776-1885) served with distinction under Napoleon and was by Louis XVIII. appointed Master of the Hounds, an office which he retained till 1830. M. Émile de Girardin, the celebrated editor of the Presse, through whom the Mémoires d'Outre-tombe were originally published, was his illegitimate son.—B.
[47] Conservateur, vol. VI., p. 382. The article is by Chateaubriand.—B.
[48] "From the blood of our kings but a small drop escaping."—Athalie, act I., sc. 1.—T.
[49] Chateaubriand's article, dated 3 March 1820: the Conservateur, vol. VI., p. 471.—B.
[50] By the Papal Nuncio, in his congratulatory address, pronounced in the name of the Diplomatic Body.—B.
[51] By Lamartine, in his ode, the Naissance du duc de Bordeaux.—B.
[52] M. Decazes resigned on the 17th of February. The Moniteur of the 21st of February published three Orders, signed on the preceding day: the first accepting M. Decazes' resignation, the second appointing M. le Duc de Richelieu President of the Council, and the third conferring upon M. Decazes the title of duke and of minister of State.—B.
[53] This is a clerical error. The Minister of Foreign Affairs in February 1820 was M. Pasquier. M. Molé, under the Restoration, held only the office of Minister of Marine, and that at an earlier date, from 1817 to 1818.—B.
[54] The Duc Decazes was appointed Ambassador to England on the 20th of February 1820. He held that position until the 9th of January 1822.—B.
[55] Sister to the Duc de Richelieu, and a very close friend of Chateaubriand's.—B.