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The Lady of the Lilies and the Fall of a French President
A long recounting of the MacMahon affair in which a mysterious veiled woman, “the lady of the lilies,” seduces the French president through daily bouquets and secret meetings at the Fleur de Lys. The ruse leads to political scandal and ultimately MacMahon’s resignation as Grevy takes over the presidency. The tale preserves intrigue around royalist plotters, the Chambord faction, and the famous lilies signaling a national crisis.
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MacMahon
Marshal
M. Y Ambassadeur
Duke of
Magenta
France
Bois de Boulogne
Legion of Honor
The
Elysee Gardens
Royal House of
Comte de Chambord
Ireland
Paris
Mademoiselle Fleur de Lys
Republic
Comte
Austerlitz
Jena
Henri V
the Elysee
M. le Marechal
Lady of the Lilies
Mademoiselle
Fleur de Lys
Elysee
M. le President
Monsieur le Marechal MacMahon
Liles
Monsieur
Senate
National Assembly
M. Grevy
U. S
Great Britain