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Twice A Princess

George Willis Tate

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Description:This improbable tale, once told piecemeal in periodicals but now largely forgotten, is embellished with a psychological dimension by southern author George Willis Tate. “Twice a Princess” spins a historic saga of such proportion that it scarcely seems real.“Twice a Princess” accurately lays before the reader world-class characters and incredible plots from documented history…no historic fiction here! Blurring the distinction between biography and history, “Twice a Princess” colorfully depicts the amazing life of Catherine Daingerfield Willis Murat, the great granddaughter of Betty Washington, only sister of George.When Prince Achille Murat fled to the United States to seek out a new life on the Florida frontier in the aftermath of his uncle Napoleon’s downfall and the execution of his father King Joachim Murat he settled in rustic Tallahassee, the territorial capital. There the recently arrived Virginia transplant Catherine Willis met and married Murat, self-exiled crown prince of the Kingdom of Naples. When the two married in 1826, Catherine, affectionately known as Kate, became both his princess consort and a living link between the houses of Washington and Bonaparte; as lofty a pinnacle on the world stage as has ever been attained by a US citizen.The couple made a glittering return to Europe where they basked in the attentions of royalty and created apprehension that a Bonaparte resurgence might be in the offing. While abroad Prince Murat was on the short list to become King of the newly independent state of Belgium which would have catapulted American-born Catherine Willis Murat to the status of queen consort. It was not to be and Prince and Princess Murat returned to Florida to live out their lives as proud Americans.In the 1860’s Emperor Napoleon III summoned Kate to the Tuileries and made her a princess of France; a princess for the second time. This proud daughter of America politely declined his offer of her own chateau and a permanent place in the French court in order to return to her roots in the American south.Unique in American history, Princess Catherine Daingerfield Willis Murat followed an exalted pathway of life, becoming, as it were, “Twice a Princess”.Her simple plantation home still stands at the Tallahassee Museum. Side by side the prince and his American princess, following lives of fantasia, are buried in Saint John’s Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida and their story will astound.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Twice A Princess. To get started finding Twice A Princess, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This improbable tale, once told piecemeal in periodicals but now largely forgotten, is embellished with a psychological dimension by southern author George Willis Tate. “Twice a Princess” spins a historic saga of such proportion that it scarcely seems real.“Twice a Princess” accurately lays before the reader world-class characters and incredible plots from documented history…no historic fiction here! Blurring the distinction between biography and history, “Twice a Princess” colorfully depicts the amazing life of Catherine Daingerfield Willis Murat, the great granddaughter of Betty Washington, only sister of George.When Prince Achille Murat fled to the United States to seek out a new life on the Florida frontier in the aftermath of his uncle Napoleon’s downfall and the execution of his father King Joachim Murat he settled in rustic Tallahassee, the territorial capital. There the recently arrived Virginia transplant Catherine Willis met and married Murat, self-exiled crown prince of the Kingdom of Naples. When the two married in 1826, Catherine, affectionately known as Kate, became both his princess consort and a living link between the houses of Washington and Bonaparte; as lofty a pinnacle on the world stage as has ever been attained by a US citizen.The couple made a glittering return to Europe where they basked in the attentions of royalty and created apprehension that a Bonaparte resurgence might be in the offing. While abroad Prince Murat was on the short list to become King of the newly independent state of Belgium which would have catapulted American-born Catherine Willis Murat to the status of queen consort. It was not to be and Prince and Princess Murat returned to Florida to live out their lives as proud Americans.In the 1860’s Emperor Napoleon III summoned Kate to the Tuileries and made her a princess of France; a princess for the second time. This proud daughter of America politely declined his offer of her own chateau and a permanent place in the French court in order to return to her roots in the American south.Unique in American history, Princess Catherine Daingerfield Willis Murat followed an exalted pathway of life, becoming, as it were, “Twice a Princess”.Her simple plantation home still stands at the Tallahassee Museum. Side by side the prince and his American princess, following lives of fantasia, are buried in Saint John’s Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida and their story will astound.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Twice A Princess. To get started finding Twice A Princess, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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