Simple invitation by the Duc de Richelieu to M. Bignon
- CA RBD MSG 833-10
- File
- 31 October 1815
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
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Simple invitation by the Duc de Richelieu to M. Bignon
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Request from M. Henri-Gatien Bertrand (1773-1844)
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Request to obtain a passport to allow his daughter to join him on the island of Elba.
Relay to Napoleon describing the current diplomatic situation
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Caulaincourt highlights that his presentiments were verified – the Allies want to redress France’s frontiers back to its pre-Revolutionary borders. Nevertheless, the French Foreign Minister claims that there is still time to negotiate with the two prime Allied negotiators, Castlereagh and Metternich.
Relay of diplomatic negotiations
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Relay of diplomatic negotiations between Allied powers and France from Caulaincourt to the Duc de Narbonne.
Note signed by King Louis XVIII
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Note signed by King Louis XVIII calling for Talleyrand and the Duke of Dalburg to confer with the diplomats residing in Paris
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Blank Napoleonic stationary pressed with emblem of the eagle surrounded by the motto: “Dieu protège son empire”
Containing a significant amount of information concerning the latter years of Napoleon’s reign (ca. 1810-1815), this carton would be of particular interest to researchers interested in the Armistice at Pleswitz and the diplomatic negotiations surrounding the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Diplomatic dealings between Metternich and Caulaincourt are particularly heavily represented. The dense copies of diplomatic correspondence could be of considerable interest to researchers with a sharp focus on the day-to-day negotiations concerning Pleswitz and Fontainebleau.
In addition, Folder 17 contains an unpublished description of the post-Waterloo Hundred Days by Caulaincourt. Therein, Caulaincourt recounts a broad narrative from the defeat at Waterloo to the Bourbon Restoration, including important descriptions of the question of succession and of the final push made by the Allies to restore Louis XVIII to the throne.
Louis XVIII handwritten note to Duc de Richelieu (Prime Minister)
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
The King notes that he will receive the Diplomatic Corps the following day.
Letters from the Duc de Bassano to Caulaincourt regarding the Prague Congress
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
Description of France’s negotiation and the conditions under which Austria would make peace.
Letters from Napoleon to Alexander
Part of Napoleon diplomatic papers
I. (Schoebrunn, 10 October 1809) Acknowledgement of Russia’s recent peace agreement with Sweden. Highlighting the peace settlement with Austria; Napoleon emphasizes his view of the leniency of the agreement. Description of Wellesley’s landing in “le plus terrible pays du monde” (Iberian Peninsula). Mention of the United States’ growing discontent towards Britain and the possibility of a rapprochement between France and the U.S.
II. (19 February 1811) High praise for Caulaincourt and his role as ambassador in St-Petersburg. Napoleon justifies recalling his ambassador for ‘health reasons’ – marking a shift in France’s policy towards Russia in the build up to the Campaign of 1812.
III. (Paris, 6 April 1811) Faced with news of approaching (Russian) divisions to the borders of the Duchy of Warsaw, Napoleon declares he will raise fresh levies. Bonaparte nevertheless claims he wants peace, desires to remain amicable, and assures that he will “never to attack”.
IV. (Vilna, 10 July 1812) Request to transfer Alexander’s correspondence to the King of Saxony. Note Letter is misfiled as correspondence between Napoleon and Alexander