Alexandrine Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot
Alexandrine Charlotte "Rosalie" de Rohan-Chabot, the duchesse de La Rochefoucauld, was the lover of U.S. ambassador William Short, the "adoptive son" of Thomas Jefferson. She was a member of the aristocracy during the French Revolution and witnessed firsthand the violence during the infamous Reign of Terror, with the assassination of her husband and the execution of her brother.
William and Rosalie’s love affair was recorded in hundreds of letters, which document the lovers' pains of separation and their frustration with social norms. Likewise, their words of devotion are especially poetic and moving. The love letters are an authentic literary contribution, and offer delightful personal insights into a turbulent era of world history.[1]
References
- ↑ “William Short, Jefferson's Only "Son"” The North American Review, September 1926, p. 471-486
- Attribution
- Kimball, Marie Goebel (1926). William Short, Jefferson's Only "Son". The North American Review. Retrieved 2012-08-29.
External links
- William Short, Jefferson's Only "Son"
- Love Letters compiled by Marie Goebel Kimball
- Brief mention of Benjamin Franklin meeting the Duchess p89
- Portrait of William Short by Rembrandt Peale
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