]
[342] {575} Monsieur Chateaubriand, who has not forgotten the author in
the minister, received a handsome compliment at Verona from a literary
sovereign: "Ah!
[342] {575} Monsieur Chateaubriand, who has not forgotten the author in
the minister, received a handsome compliment at Verona from a literary
sovereign: "Ah!
Byron
35,
_seq_. )]
[340] [There were five brothers Rothschild: Anselm, of Frankfort,
1773-1855; Salomon, of Vienna, 1774-1855; Nathan Mayer, of London,
1777-1836; Charles, of Naples, 1788-1855; and James, of Paris,
1792-1868. In 1821 Austria raised 37-1/2 million guldens through the
firm, and, as an acknowledgment of their services, the Emperor raised
the brothers to the rank of baron, and appointed Baron Nathan Mayer
Consul-General in London, and Baron James to the same post in Paris. In
1822 both Russia (see line 684) and England raised 3-1/2 millions sterling
through the Rothschilds. The "two Jews" (line 686, etc. ) are, probably,
the two Consuls-General. In 1822 their honours were new, and some
mocked. There is the story that Talleyrand once presented the Parisian
brother to Montmorenci as _M. le premier Juif_ to _M. le premier Baron
Chretien_; while another tale, parent or offspring of the preceding,
which appeared in _La Quotidienne_, December 21, 1822, testifies to the
fact, not recorded, that a Rothschild was at Verona during the Congress:
"M. de Rotschild, baron et banquier general des gouvernemens absolus,
s'est, dit-on, rendu an congres, il a ete presente a l'empereur
d'Autriche, et S. M. , en lui remettant une decoration, a daigne lui dire:
'Vous pouvez etre assure, Monsieur, que _la maison d'Autriche_ sera
toujours disposee a reconnaitre vos services et a vous accorder ce qui
pourra vous etre agreable,'--'Votre Majeste,' a repondu le baron
financier, 'pourra toujours egalement compter sur _la maison
Rotschild_. '"--See _The Rothschilds_, by John Reeves, 1886. ]
[341] {574}[In 1822 the Neapolitan Government raised 22,000,000 ducats
through the Rothschilds.
]
[342] {575} Monsieur Chateaubriand, who has not forgotten the author in
the minister, received a handsome compliment at Verona from a literary
sovereign: "Ah! Monsieur C. , are you related to that Chateaubriand
who--who--who has written _something? _" (ecrit _quelque chose! _) It is
said that the author of Atala repented him for a moment of his
legitimacy. [Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848)
published _Les Martyrs ou le Triomphe de la religion chretienne_ in
1809. ]
[343] [Count Capo d'Istria (b. 1776)--afterwards President of Greece.
The count was murdered, in September, 1831, by the brother and son of a
Mainote chief whom he had imprisoned (note to ed. 1832). Byron may have
believed that Capo d'Istria was still in the service of the Czar, but,
according to Allison, his advocacy of his compatriots the Greeks had led
to his withdrawal from the Russian Foreign Office, and prevented his
taking part in the Congress. It was, however, stated in the papers that
he had been summoned, and was on his way to Verona. ]
[344] [Jean Mathieu Felicite, Duc de Montmorenci (1766-1826), was, in
his youth, a Jacobin. He proposed, August 4, 1789, to abrogate feudal
rights, and June 15, 1790, to abolish the nobility. He was superseded as
plenipotentiary by Chateaubriand, and on his return to Paris created a
duke. Before the end of the year he was called upon to resign his
portfolio as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
_seq_. )]
[340] [There were five brothers Rothschild: Anselm, of Frankfort,
1773-1855; Salomon, of Vienna, 1774-1855; Nathan Mayer, of London,
1777-1836; Charles, of Naples, 1788-1855; and James, of Paris,
1792-1868. In 1821 Austria raised 37-1/2 million guldens through the
firm, and, as an acknowledgment of their services, the Emperor raised
the brothers to the rank of baron, and appointed Baron Nathan Mayer
Consul-General in London, and Baron James to the same post in Paris. In
1822 both Russia (see line 684) and England raised 3-1/2 millions sterling
through the Rothschilds. The "two Jews" (line 686, etc. ) are, probably,
the two Consuls-General. In 1822 their honours were new, and some
mocked. There is the story that Talleyrand once presented the Parisian
brother to Montmorenci as _M. le premier Juif_ to _M. le premier Baron
Chretien_; while another tale, parent or offspring of the preceding,
which appeared in _La Quotidienne_, December 21, 1822, testifies to the
fact, not recorded, that a Rothschild was at Verona during the Congress:
"M. de Rotschild, baron et banquier general des gouvernemens absolus,
s'est, dit-on, rendu an congres, il a ete presente a l'empereur
d'Autriche, et S. M. , en lui remettant une decoration, a daigne lui dire:
'Vous pouvez etre assure, Monsieur, que _la maison d'Autriche_ sera
toujours disposee a reconnaitre vos services et a vous accorder ce qui
pourra vous etre agreable,'--'Votre Majeste,' a repondu le baron
financier, 'pourra toujours egalement compter sur _la maison
Rotschild_. '"--See _The Rothschilds_, by John Reeves, 1886. ]
[341] {574}[In 1822 the Neapolitan Government raised 22,000,000 ducats
through the Rothschilds.
]
[342] {575} Monsieur Chateaubriand, who has not forgotten the author in
the minister, received a handsome compliment at Verona from a literary
sovereign: "Ah! Monsieur C. , are you related to that Chateaubriand
who--who--who has written _something? _" (ecrit _quelque chose! _) It is
said that the author of Atala repented him for a moment of his
legitimacy. [Francois Rene Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768-1848)
published _Les Martyrs ou le Triomphe de la religion chretienne_ in
1809. ]
[343] [Count Capo d'Istria (b. 1776)--afterwards President of Greece.
The count was murdered, in September, 1831, by the brother and son of a
Mainote chief whom he had imprisoned (note to ed. 1832). Byron may have
believed that Capo d'Istria was still in the service of the Czar, but,
according to Allison, his advocacy of his compatriots the Greeks had led
to his withdrawal from the Russian Foreign Office, and prevented his
taking part in the Congress. It was, however, stated in the papers that
he had been summoned, and was on his way to Verona. ]
[344] [Jean Mathieu Felicite, Duc de Montmorenci (1766-1826), was, in
his youth, a Jacobin. He proposed, August 4, 1789, to abrogate feudal
rights, and June 15, 1790, to abolish the nobility. He was superseded as
plenipotentiary by Chateaubriand, and on his return to Paris created a
duke. Before the end of the year he was called upon to resign his
portfolio as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
