XXX ANALYTICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE,
A. d. Page
JEtat. 39. Her Execution - - - - 292
Interesting Character of this celebrated Authoress - - 293
MADAME DE STAEL.
1766—1817.
M. Necker of Geneva early in life placed in a Banking-house - 295His Partnership in Thelusson’s Firm - 295
1773. His“ E'logedeColbert” ... -295
Minister from Geneva , and appointed Director-general of Fi-nance in France - - 296
He marries Mademoiselle Churchod ... 296
Allusion to Gibbon the Historian - 296
1766. April 22. Birth of their only Daughter, afterwards Baronne de
Her Education under the parental Roof - - 296
MM. Thomas,- Marmontel , de Grimm, &c. form the literarySociety at M. Necker ’s - 297
Talent of Conversation early acquired by Mile. Necker • 297Her Writings - - - - 298
She delights M. Necker by her Talents and Wit - - 300
Publication of M. Necker’s Compte Rendu,” or Statement ofFrench Finance - SOI
His Retirement to his Estate of Saint-Ouen - - S02
Purchase of Coppet on the Lake of Geneva - - 303
Publication of his financial Work, written at Coppet •• - 303
Administration of M. Calonne - - 304
1786. JEtat. 20. His Daughter’s Marriage with the Baron de Stael Hol-stein, Swedish Ambassador to France - - 305
Portrait given at that period of Madame de Stael - -306
1788. M. Necker Minister, Revival of public Credit - 307
1789. Convocation of the States-General - - -307
Louis XVI. commands him to retire quietly from France - 307Troops collected round Paris, by Louis , against the People - S08M. Necker generously leaves two Millions of Livres in the Na-tional Treasury - - 309, 313
Madame de Stael ’s Description of the Journeys to and from Swit :
zerland - - - - - 309,313
Destruction of the Bastille, and Recall of M. Necker - -310
His Popularity - - - - - 311
Sentiments of Madame de Stael - - 311
1790. Necker again retires to Coppet - - - 313
1792. Madamede StaelwitnessestheTumultsoftheCapital in August,
&c. - - - - 314
Her Endeavour to save M. de Lally-Tolendal - - 314
Her Carriage stopt by the Republicans; she claims Privilege asWife of a foreign Minister - 815
She is carried before Robespierre, Collot d’Herbois , and the Revo-lutionary Tribunal - 316