Rudolph, Archduke, Archduke John and, 96 characteristics of, 106, 112, 113, 154 death of, 92, 97, 101, 109 Empress Elizabeth and, 94 marriage of, 48, 100, 101, 105 Mary Vetsera and, 101, 102, 104, 108 Princess Louise and, 103-5, 108, 109, 110 Russia, Court of, 163 Saint Antoine, Château of, 78 Saxe-Coburg, Duke of, at Princess Louise's wedding, 59 Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Court life of, 160 Schaumbourg, Château of, Archduke Stephen at, 17 Schratt, Madame, Emperor Francis Joseph and, 85, 86, 115 Serge, Grand Duchess, 163 Shakespeare, Princess Louise and, 15, 16 Social Democracy, 158 Socialists and Count Mattachich, 186, 187 Société des Sites, 226 Sofia, flight of Marie Louise from, 126 Princess Louise at, 126 _et seq._ Soignies, Forest of, 36, 44 Sophie, Queen of Greece, 7 Spa, death of Queen of Belgium at, 40 visit of Princess Louise to, 23 Stanfferberg, Count of, 159 Stéphanie, Princess, of Belgium, birth of, 21 birthday oak at Laeken of, 37 childhood of, 30, 48 Count Mattachich's alleged forgery of signature of, 184, 185 King Leopold and marriage of, 100, 105 King Leopold's attitude towards, 34 last letter of Rudolph to, 113, 114 lawsuit over King's fortune and, 214 marriage of, 34, 48, 100, 101 serious illness of, 50 Vienna scandals and, 89 Stephen, Archduke, exile of, 17 Stimmer, M., assists Princess Louise on return to Austria, 242, 243 Sudekum, Dr., escape of Princess Louise and, 207, 208 "The Account of the Inheritance of His Majesty Leopold II," 212 _et seq._ Theatre, Queen Henriette on, 20, 21 thoughts on, 16 Thurn and Taxis, Court of, 158, 159 Tsar of Bulgaria (_see_ Ferdinand of Bulgaria) Van den Smissin, 44 Van Dyck, portrait of Charles I by, 49 Vetsera, Mary, Archduke Rudolph and, 101, 108 description of, 103 Vienna, after the war in, 82 Vienna, Court of, camarilla against Francis Ferdinand at, 99 decadence and downfall of, 83, 115 etiquette at, 55 Ferdinand at, 99 Princess Louise declared enemy subject by, 231-232 Victor Napoleon, Prince, marriage of, with Princess Clémentine, 48 Victoria, Queen, 165 _et seq._ character of, 166 jubilee celebrations of, 168, 169 Princess Alice and Princess Beatrice as readers to, 164 Princess Louise seeks aid of, 179 Villa Eugénie, Biarritz, Belgian Royal family at, 50, 51 Vladimir, Grand Duchess, 163 Wales, Prince of (Edward VII), at Princess Louise's wedding, 59 Waltz, the, as "incomparable queen of dances," 75 Wiemmer, Dr., 44, 50, 51 William I, 133