| Titre : |
Prince of Europe: The Life of Charles-Joseph de Ligne (1735-1814) |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Philip Mansel, Auteur |
| Editeur : |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Année de publication : |
2003 |
| Importance : |
338 p |
| Format : |
19 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-7538-1855-8 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Biographie |
| Résumé : |
Prince Charles-Joseph de Ligne was a Renaissance man in Enlightenment Europe: a grand seigneur, a talented general, a provocative writer, a brilliant conversationalist, a great garden lover, a moralist and a memoirist. His desire for military glory and literary fame was as great as his appetite for lovers.
The Prince de Ligne witnessed the fall of Napoleon, who fascinated him but whom he refused to meet. He died during the Congress of Vienna, which redrew the map of Europe to the accompaniment of balls and intrigues. Though sometimes neglected in Britain, Ligne has remained a popular historical figure in Europe. As the continent moves towards greater integration, Philip Mansel has provided a colourful and timely biography of this effortless European – a man for our time. |
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