tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post7423495746950288423..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Madame Auguiéelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-81125752991822652752012-03-19T19:22:49.900-04:002012-03-19T19:22:49.900-04:00Yes, Jack, if I recall correctly, the Duchess of A...Yes, Jack, if I recall correctly, the Duchess of Angouleme gave great offense when she addressed Madame Ney by her first name. What the daughter of Marie-Antoinette meant as a friendly familiarity was taken as a reminder of Madame Ney's former humble status as a daughter of the Queen's femme de chambre. Madame Ney had been ennobled by Napoleon and resented not being addressed by her new noble title. Also, Marshal Ney himself had sworn an oath of loyalty to Louis XVIII. No one forced him to do so. He broke the oath quite readily as soon as Louis' star appeared to be sinking. Sad.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-32335250116318225042012-03-19T13:47:40.224-04:002012-03-19T13:47:40.224-04:00It's ironic in that one of the main reasons Ne...It's ironic in that one of the main reasons Ney turned coat on the Bourbons during the Hundred Days (proclaiing the Bourbons were done and should leave) and his promise to return Bonaparte in an "iron cage" was because Aglae - like many of those noble ladies whose status/titles were derived from the Bonaparte regime - was badly treated and dismissed by the Bourbons and yet her mother gave her life in misery at MA's death.<br /><br />When trying to appeal to Louis XVIII (and Madame Royale if I remember)for Ney's life she promised that she had been bringing up her sons (who were named after Napoleon if I remember right) to honor their (Bourbon) king. I wonder if she really did.Jack B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10535561070313996833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-76155394218529529412012-03-18T14:10:22.782-04:002012-03-18T14:10:22.782-04:00Yes, it is very sad. One of the daughters, Adele, ...Yes, it is very sad. One of the daughters, Adele, later died in a horrible accident. Aglae, Madame Ney was left alone but then her husband was shot. Mercifully, she had her children to keep her going.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-31547131208318576192012-03-18T03:45:02.362-04:002012-03-18T03:45:02.362-04:00Very tragic story. It's a tragedy that she did...Very tragic story. It's a tragedy that she did not give more thought to her own two young daughters- did she, perhaps, have them taken to safety first? Even so, the effect of a mother's suicide on her children is horrific.The North Coasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.com