M ANNUAL REGISTER, 1818. [July 



mander of which stated, that he 

 had made three captures. 



The following is the patent 

 conferring the title of Duke of 

 Reichstadt on young Napoleon. 

 It will be observed that no men- 

 tion is made of his father. 



" We, Francis, I. &c. make 

 known, <Src. 



" As, in consequence of the 

 act of the Vienna Congress, and 

 of the negotiations entered into 

 afterwards at Paris with our high 

 Allies for its execution, it has 

 devolved upon us to determine 

 the title, the arms, the rank, and 

 personal relations of Prince 

 Francis -Joseph -Charles, son of 

 our beloved daughter. Arch- 

 duchess of Austria, Duchess of 

 Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla, 

 we have resolved as follows : — 



" 1. We confer upon the 

 Prince Francis- Joseph - Charles, 

 son of our beloved daughter the 

 Archduchess Maria Louisa, the 

 title of Duke of Reichstadt, and 

 we order at the same time for the 

 future all our authorities, and in 

 general all individuals, to give 

 him, in addressing him eilher by 

 word or by writing, the title of 

 Most Serene Duke at the head 

 of the writing, and on the address 

 and in the text, that of your 

 Serene Hie-hness. 



" 2. We permit him to have 

 for arms two golden lions pro- 

 ceeding from tlie right, the one 

 in advance of the other, upon an 

 oval shield, field gules, divided 

 transversely by a straight line or, 

 surmounted by a ducal coronet 

 and mantle. We give him for 

 supporters two griffins, sable and 

 or, with two banners, on which 

 are to be repeated the ducal 

 atms. 



" Prince Franeis - Joseph - 

 Charles, Duke of Reichstadt, 

 shall take rank both at our Court 

 and in the whole extent of our 

 empire, immediately after the 

 Princes of our family, and the 

 Archdukes of Austria. 



" There have been prepared 

 two copies, perfectly alike, and 

 both signed by us, of the present 

 ordinance and declaration, which 

 shall be published for the know- 

 ledge of all, that they may con- 

 form to its provisions. One of 

 these copies has been deposited 

 in the private archives of our 

 family ; the other in the archives 

 of State. Given at our capital 

 and residence in Vienna, July 22, 

 1818, and in the year of our 

 reign 27. 



/Signed) " Fiiajjcis. 

 (Countersigned) 

 " Count Francis Von Saurau, 

 Grand Chancellor." 



A few months since the Duke 

 and Duchess of Gloucester had 

 made arrangements for going 

 abroad for about three months ; 

 but the severe indisposition of 

 her Majesty, together with her 

 loss of the society of the Princess 

 Elizabeth, induced the Duchess 

 of Gloucester to relinquish the 

 benefit and pleasure of travelling 

 in company with her husband. 

 On Thursday the 23rd at a 

 quarter before 11 o'clock, the 

 Royal Duke took an affectionate 

 leave of his Duchess, and started 

 from Gloucester-house in his tra- 

 velling carriage to pursue his tour. 



On Friday evening the 24th 

 the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop 

 of Salisbury landed at Jersey, 

 under a salute from Elizabeth 

 Castle. The next day he received 

 congratulatory visits from the 



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