1765-1817.
M. Necker of Geneva early in life placed in a Banking-house 295
His Partnership in Thelusson's Firm 295
1773. His "Éloge de Colbert" 295
Minister from Geneva, and appointed Director-general of Finance
in France 296
He marries Mademoiselle Churchod 296
Allusion to Gibbon the Historian 296
1766. April 22. Birth of their only Daughter, afterwards Baronne de
Staël 296
Her Education under the parental Roof 296
MM. Thomas, Marmontel, de Grimm, &c. form the literary
Society at M. Necker's 297
Talent of Conversation early acquired by Mlle. Necker 297
Her Writings 298
She delights M. Necker by her Talents and Wit 300
Publication of M. Necker's "Compte Rendu," or Statement of
French Finance 301
His Retirement to his Estate of Saint-Ouen 302
Purchase of Coppet on the Lake of Geneva 303
Publication of his financial Work, written at Coppet 303
Administration of M. Calonne 304
1786. Ætat. 20. His Daughter's Marriage with the Baron de Staël
Holstein, Swedish Ambassador to France 305
Portrait given at that period of Madame de Staël 306
1788. M. Necker Minister, Revival of public Credit 307
1789. Convocation of the States-General 307
Louis XVI. commands him to retire quietly from France 307
Troops collected round Paris, by Louis, against the People 308
M. Necker generously leaves two Millions of Livres in the
National Treasury 309, 313
Madame de Staël's Description of the Journeys to and from
Switzerland 309, 313
Destruction of the Bastille, and Recall of M. Necker 310
His Popularity 311
Sentiments of Madame de Staël 311
1790. Necker again retires to Coppet 313
1792. Madame de Staël witnesses the Tumults of the Capital in August,
&c. 314
Her Endeavour to save M. de Lally-Tolendal 314
Her Carriage stopt by the Republicans; she claims Privilege as
Wife of a foreign Minister 315
She is carried before Robespierre, Collet d'Herbois, and the
Revolutionary Tribunal 315
Is saved by the Republican Manuel, who obtains Leave for her
to quit France 317
Her Emotion on the Journey across the Jura to Coppet 317
1793. Her Appeal in favour of Marie Antoinette 318
M. Necker's Pamphlet designed to save Louis XVI. 318
1794. Madame de Staël's "Reflections on the Peace" 318
Death of Madame Necker 318
1795. M. de Staël resides at Paris as Swedish Minister 319
Madame de Staël's Residence there considered as an Epoch
in Society 319
Reign of the Directory 320
Napoleon Buonaparte, unfavourable to Madame de Staël 321
Their Interviews 321
His Attack on the Helvetian Republic 322
1798. Madame de Staël retires to M. Necker's at Coppet 322
She presents a Memorial at Paris in the Name of M. Necker,
requiring to be erased from the List of Emigrants, and succeeds
therein 323
1799. Ætat. 33. She Witnesses the Overthrow of the Directory by
Buonaparte 323
Account of Benjamin Constant 324
Jealousy of Buonaparte on Account of Madame de Staël's
Influence in Parisian Society 324
His Interview with M. Necker on his Route to Italy 325
French Police, and Fouché, Minister 325
1799. M. de Staël Holstein recalled to Sweden 327
1802. Ætat. 36. His daughter joins M. Necker at Coppet, and the Baron
de Staël dies 327
Publication of her "Delphine" 327
Critique of that Work 327
M. Necker's "Last View of Politics and Finance" 328
Madame de Staël's Affection for her Father 328
1803. Ætat. 37. She returns to France on the Rupture of the Peace of
Amiens 329
Is ordered to quit France within twenty-four Hours 329
Her Regret on being exiled 330
1804. She is accompanied by Benjamin Constant, and receives Tidings
of M. Necker's Decease 330
She resides at Coppet 330
Her "Dix Années d'Exil" 330
Her Education of her Children 331
1805. Ætat. 39. Her Visit to Italy 331
Criticism on her "Corinne" 331
She revisits France and repairs to Rouen 332
Not having flattered Napoleon in her Writings, she is again
exiled 333
She visits Vienna 333
At Coppet she writes her Work on "Germany" 333, 334
1810. Ætat. 44. Attempts to publish her "Germany" at Blois; the
Edition seized, anti she is again banished 334
Forbidden to visit Aix in Savoy for the Recovery of her Son's
Health 335
William Schlegel ordered to quit Coppet by the Authorities 336
Madame de Staël makes a Tour through Switzerland in company
of M. de Montmorency 336
M. de Montmorency exiled 336
Persecution of Madame de Staël 337
1810. M. Rocca, a Spanish Officer in the French service, visits Geneva 337
He offers his Hand to Madame de Staël 338
Their Marriage 338
1812. Madame de Staël escapes from Coppet 338
Travels through Germany and Poland to Russia 338
Her Reception by the Emperor Alexander at St. Petersburg 339
Her "Dix Années d'Exil" 339
She visits Sweden and England 339
Lord Byron 339, 340
1814. Louis XVIII., repays to Madame de Staël the two Millions of
Francs advanced by Necker to Louis XVI. 339
The Duke de Broglie marries the Daughter of Madame de Staël 340
Ill-health of M. Rocca 340
Madame de Staël's Character and Sentiments 341
1817. Ætat. 51. Her Death in Paris 341
Death of M. Rocca 341
Criticism on the Writings of Madame de Staël 342
The Viscount de Chateaubriand's Opinion of her 343
Her "Dix Années d'Exil" 343
Her "Germany" 343
Her political Sentiments 343