The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) - Softcover

Hegermann-Lindencrone, Lillie De

9781406544480: The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

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ISBN 10: 1406544485 ISBN 13: 9781406544480

Publisher: Dodo Press, 2007

Lillie De Hegermann-Lindencrone, (1844-1928), born Lillie Greenough in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later known as Lillie Moulton, was a trained singer, and latterly a diplomat's wife noted for publishing in 1913 a book of letters describing The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912. She was, by her own description, a friend and favourite of a number of contemporary royal houses, being intimate with Christian IX of Denmark and his queen Louise of Hesse-Kassel; Umberto I of Italy and his queen Margherita of Savoy, Oscar II of Sweden and his queen Sofia of Nassau; and the many offspring and relations of these families. She was also acquainted with many of the famous composers of her day, including Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, and Gioacchino Rossini.

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