The fortune hunter : a German prince in Regency England / by Peter James Bowman.

Author
Bowman, Peter James [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
[England] : Andrews UK, 2011.
Description
1 online resource (258 p.)

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The two decades after Waterloo marked the great age of foreign fortune hunters in England. Each year brought a new influx of impecunious Continental noblemen to the world's richest country, and the more brides they carried off, the more alarmed society became.The most colourful of these men was Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau (1785-1871), remembered today as Germany's finest landscape gardener. In the mid-1820's, however, his efforts to turn his estate into a magnificent park came close t...
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-218) and index.
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English
Contents
  • Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Publisher Information; Quote; Dedication; Acknowledgements; The Fortune Hunter; Prologue; Sunday's Child; To England: The Jolly Marchioness; Marriage and Divorce; To England Again; Park-Hunting; Brighton and Miss Gibbings; The London Season; Four Good Prospects; Capital of the World; The Bonhams of Titness Park; The Jeweler's Daughter; Fading Hopes; Surprised by Love; Napoleon's Niece; Success After All; A European Personality; Epilogue; End Matter; Appendix; Foreign Marriages; Extracts From Briefe Eines Verstorbenen; Other Testimonies
  • Notes on Sources Bibliography; List OF Illustrations
ISBN
  • 1-283-41182-2
  • 9786613411822
  • 1-908493-29-1
OCLC
769344455
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