The Fortune Hunter : a German Prince in Regency England.

The Fortune Hunter : a German Prince in Regency England.

The two decades after Waterloo marked the great age of foreign fortune hunters in England. Each year brought a new influx of impecunious Continental noblemen to the world's richest country, and the more brides they carried off, the more alarmed society became. The most colourful of these men wa...

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Main Author: Bowman, Peter James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Luton : Andrews UK, 2011.
Subjects:
Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, > Fürst von, > 1785-1871.
Fortune hunters > England > Biography.
Fortune hunters > Germany > Biography.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > 1837-1901.
Great Britain > History > 19th century.
Great Britain > Intellectual life > 19th century.
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