Intendant, the govemor of the province

28. Madame de Staël, daughter of Necker (1766-1817), was exiled by Napoléon I., and lived at Coppet in Switzerland. She retumed to France with Louis XVIII. Her principal Works are : "Corinne," " De l'Allemagne," and " Considérations sur la Révolution française."

29. Necker, bom in Geneva(i 732-1804), was ûixxcç^ ministre des finances, Secretary of the Treasury , as we should say, under Louis XVI., and played an important part in the States-General of 1789, and in the Constituante.

30. Récollets \Lz.t. recollecti, contemplative], ref ormed Franciscans who asked permission of Pope Clément VIL, in 1531,

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to withdraw to spécial monasteries, and follow more closely the mies of their founder.

31. Rochet et en camail, the rochet [Ger. rock, cp. Eng. frock] was a sort of surplice with narrow sleeves worn by bishops and other ecclesiastics. The camail \cap, head, and mail, armor, cp. Eng. mail in coat-of-mail ; first, armor for the head, then, a garment covering the head] was a short cloak reaching to the waist, worn over the rochet.

32. Comte de Provence, brother of the king, whom he succeeded under the title of Louis XVIII. in 1814. Hefledfrom France during the Cent Jours, and retumed to power in 1815, afterthe battle of Waterloo. He died in 1824.

32. Comte d' Artois , another brother of the king. He succeeded Louis XVIII. as Charles X., and was driven from the throne by the Révolution of 1830. He died at Goritzin Illyria, in 1836.

32. Duc d'Angoîilème, eldest son of the Comte d'Artois. After his father's déposai in 1830, he abdicated in favor of his nephew the Duc de Bordeaux. He died in 1844.

32. Duc de Berri, second son of the Comte d' Artois (1778 -1820). He was assassinated by Louvel, tbe I3th of Feb., 1820. He was the father of the Comte de Chambord (1820- 1883).

33. Duc d' Orléans, sumamed Égalité (i 747-1 793) from his démocratie proclivities, member of the Convention, voted for the death cf his kinsman Louis XVI., and afterward perished himself on the scaffold. He was the father of King Louis Philippe L, who reigned from 1830 to 1848.

34. Princesse de Lamballe, faithful friend of the queen, was murdered during the September massacres in 1792.