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| BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE COMTE AUGUSTE DE LA GARDE-CHAMBONAS | xiii |
| INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER |
| Introduction—A Glance at the Congress—Arrival of the Sovereigns—The First Night in Vienna, | 1 |
| CHAPTER I |
| The Prince de Ligne—His Wit and his Urbanity—Robinson Crusoe—The Masked Ball and Rout—Sovereigns in Dominos—The Emperor of Russia and Prince EugÈne—Kings and Princes—Zibin—General Tettenborn—A Glance at his Military Career—Grand Military FÊte in Honour of Peace—The Footing of Intimacy of the Sovereigns at the Congress—The Imperial Palace—Death of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples—Emperor Alexander—Anecdotes—Sovereign Gifts—Politics and Diplomacy—The Grand Rout—The Waltz, | 11 |
| CHAPTER II |
| The Drawing-Rooms of the Comtesse de Fuchs—The Prince Philip of Hesse-Homburg—George Sinclair—The Announcement of a Military Tournament—The Comtesse Edmond de PÉrigord General Comte de Witt—Letters of Recommendation—The Princesse Pauline—The Poet-Functionary and FouchÉ, | 41 |
| CHAPTER III |
| Reception at M. de Talleyrand’s—His Attitude at the Congress—The Duc de Dalberg—The Duc de Richelieu—Mme. Edmond de PÉrigord—M. Pozzo di Borgo—Parallel between the Prince de Ligne and M. de Talleyrand—A Monster Concert, | 55 |
| CHAPTER IV |
| The Prince de Ligne’s Study—A Swimming Exploit—Travelling by Post—A Reminiscence of Madame de StaËl—SchÖnbrunn—The Son of Napoleon—His Portrait—Mme. de Montesquiou—Anecdotes—Isabey—The Manoeuvring-Ground—The People’s FÊte at Augarten, | 70 |
| CHAPTER V |
| The Prater—The Carriages—The Crowd and the Sovereigns—The Sovereigns’ Incognito—Alexander Ypsilanti—The Vienna Drawing-Rooms—Princesse Bagration—The Narischkine Family—A Lottery, | 87 |
| CHAPTER VI |
| The Castle of Laxemburg—Heron-Hawking—The Empress of Austria—A Royal Hunt—FÊte at the Ritterburg—A Recollection of Christina of Sweden—Constance and Theodore, or the Blind Husband—Poland—Scheme for her Independence—The Comte Arthur Potocki—The Prince de Ligne and Isabey—The Prince de Ligne’s House on the Kalemberg—Confidential Chats and Recollections—The Empress Catherine II.—Queen Marie-Antoinette—Mme. de StaËl—Casanova, | 105 |
| CHAPTER VII |
| A Court Function—The Empress of Austria—The Troubadours—Amateur Theatricals—The Empress of Russia—The Prince Leopold of Saxe-Cobourg—Tableaux-Vivants—Queen Hortense’s Songs—The Moustaches of the Comte de Wurbna—Songs in Action—The Orphan of the Prisons—Diplomacy and Dancing—A Ball and a Supper at Court, | 137 |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| Prince EugÈne de Beauharnais—Recollections of the Prince de Ligne—The Theatre of the ‘Ermitage’ and of Trianon—The Baron Ompteda—Some Portraits—The Imperial Carrousel—The Four-and-Twenty Paladins—Reminiscences of MediÆval Tournaments—The Prowess of the Champion—FÊte and Supper at the Imperial Palace—The Table of the Sovereigns, | 152 |
| CHAPTER IX |
| Recollections of the Military Tournament of Stockholm in 1800—The Comte de Fersen—King Gustavus IV.—The Challenge of the Unknown Knight—The Games on the Bridge at Pisa, | 174 |
| CHAPTER X |
| The Prince de Ligne’s Song of the Congress—Life on the Graben—The Chronicle of the Congress—Echoes of the Congress—A Companion Story to the Death of Vatel—Brie, the King of Cheese—FÊte at Arnstein the Banker’s—The Prince Royal of WÜrtemberg—Russian Dances—The Poet Carpani and the Prince de Ligne, | 193 |
| CHAPTER XI |
| The Last Love-Tryst of the Prince de Ligne—A Glance at the Past—Z—— or the Consequences of Gaming—Gambling in Poland and in Russia—The Biter Bit—Masked Ball—The Prince de Ligne and a Domino—More Living Pictures—The Pasha of SurÊne—Two Masked Ladies—A Recollection of the Prince de Talleyrand, | 218 |
| CHAPTER XII |
| Illness of the Prince de Ligne—The Comte de Witt—Ambassador Golowkin—Doctor Malfati—The Prince gets worse—Last Sallies of the Moribund—General Grief—Portrait of the Prince de Ligne—His Funeral, | 244 |
| CHAPTER XIII |
| The Fire at the Razumowski Palace—The Prince’s Great Wealth—The Vicissitudes of Court Favour in Russia—Prince Koslowski—A Reminiscence of the Duc d’OrlÉans—A Re-mark of Talleyrand—FÊte at the Comtesse Zichy’s—Emperor Alexander and his Ardent Wishes for Peace—New Year’s Day, 1815—Grand Ball and Rout—Sir Sidney Smith’s Dinner-Party at the Augarten—His Chequered Life, his Missions and his Projects at the Congress—The King of Bavaria without Money—Departure and Anger of the King of WÜrtemberg—The Queen of Westphalia—The Announcement of a Sleighing-Party—A Ball at Lord Castlereagh’s, | 256 |
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