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was with at at the time of the in 1813. She went back to at the request of the , who assured her that the position of herself and her children was pe… - Sidney Dark
" "was with at at the time of the in 1813. She went back to at the request of the , who assured her that the position of herself and her children was perfectly safe. The allied kings and statesmen waited on her. She was treated with the utmost deference, but it was she who grieved for in far more than , and before the began, Josephine, shriven and with her children kneeling by her side, died with the name of Bonaparte on her lips. Twenty thousand persons passed the catafalque where the Empress lay in state. Royal honours were hers at her funeral.
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About Sidney Dark
(14 January 1874 – 11 October 1947) was an English journalist, critic. editor, and author of more than 30 books in a variety of genres. In 1921 in London he was one of the founders of the .
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Sidney Ernest Dark
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