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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ll account of the heroic struggles of the Spanish peasantry must be leftfor their own story. Napoleon himself was obliged to go to Spain in 1807 and1808 to quell them. His absence tempted Austria into one more rebellion,followed by one more defeat and humiliation; and thus, in 1809, the FrenchEmpire attained seemingly the loftiest height of its grandeur and prosperity. But its chief was no longer the man he had been. His daring had becomerecklessness. He had acquired a superstitious faith in the unconquerable starof his destiny. He believed defeat impossible, and scorned the most obvioussuggestions of common sense. The French armies had swept through Europeas the upholders of liberty, and as such they had been welcomed. Napoleonmade them remain as the instruments of tyranny, and they became hated. TheEmperor had won his success as the man of the people, raised by them to strikedown monarchs. Now he sought to ally himself with monarchs, and perpetuatehis power through their friendship.
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NAPOLEONS FAREWELL TO JOSEPHINE France—The Invasion of Russia 923 His devoted wife Josephine had borne him no children, and on this plea henow divorced himself from her, and sought alliance with Maria Louisa, daughterof the Austrian Emperor. Austria was in no condition to refuse the distastefulalliance, and so the haughty Hapsburg Princess was wedded to the upstartusurper. The marriage was as little liked in France as in Austria, where thepeople felt that their hero had abandoned them in abandoning Josephine. Shestill had her little court, and was treated and addressed as Empress; but alas!her husband was with the Austrian. The next year, 1811, Napoleons avowed desire was fulfilled. By his newwife he had a little son to perpetuate his imperial line; and in conformancewith the ancient imperial usage, the babe was promptly crowned King of Rome. We approach the tremendous and tragic close of the conquerors wonderfulcareer. Those who look for punishments and portents, have called his di

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