Honour and Fidelity: The Russian Dukes of Leuchtenberg

154, [2] pp. Translated into English from the original Russian by P.R. Williams. The "first book about the little-studied dynasty of the Dukes of Leuchtenberg, from its founder in Russia - Duke Maximilian, the son-in-law of Emperor Nicholas I - to his great-great-grandson Nikolaus von Leuchtenberg, who now lives in Germany. The Dukes of Leuchtenberg - statesmen and soldiers; scholars, art patrons and collectors - held true to the family motto: Honneur et Fidelite. The book makes use of unknown diaries and correspondence, as well as the archives of descendant abroad. It contains rare illustrations, many published here for the first time."