Vrienden van vroeger:De Franse invloed op de vorming van het vorstelijk hof van Lodewijk Napoleon, koning van Holland ; Time-honoured friends:French influence on the formation of the princely court of Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland

Time-honoured friends. French influence on the formation of the princely court of Louis Bonaparte, king of Holland In 1806, at Napoleon’s behest, Louis Bonaparte suddenly became the foreign king of a former republic. Confronted with the problem of finding competent and trustworthy senior court dignitaries in this alien environment, he initially resorted to appointing French friends and confidants. Louis’ choice was far from unique: his crowned relatives elsewhere, by necessity, opted for the same solution. This article reconstructs the early household composed by Louis and compares it to the h... Mehr ...