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His memoires, which covered the time from 1851 until his death in 1864, testify to the society of the , Prince Napoleon and Victor Hugo . Also notable was his anglophobia.


QUOTATIONS

  • "France will be republican forever because it is the kingdom of vanity"

  • "The Emperor looks at the world as a chess-board on which he plays his part; it little matters to him whether his adversary is overpowered by a knight or a pawn, as long as he is conquered."



WORKS

  • ''Collection des costumes, armes et meubles pour servir à l'histoire de la France, depuis le commencement du Ve siècle jusqu'à nos jours'', dédié au roi Charles X, 1827-1835 (''Collection of the costumes, weapons and pieces of furniture to be used for French history, from the beginning of the fifth century until our days'', dedicated to King Charles X )

  • ''Des sentiments de justice et d'humanité de l'Angleterre dans la question indienne'', published anonymously, 1857. (''Of the feelings of justice and humanity of England in the Indian question'')

  • ''Marie-Antoinette et la Révolution française'', 1859 (''Marie-Antoinette and the French Revolution'')

  • ''Le Pape et Jérusalem'', published anonymously, 1861 (''The Pope and Jerusalem'')

  • ''Mémoires du comte Horace de Viel-Castel sur le règne de Napoléon III (1851-1864)'', 1883-1884, published posthumously, 1884 (''Memoirs of Count Horace de Viel Castel: A Chronicle of the Principal Events, Political and Social, during the Reign of Napoleon III from 1851 to 1864'')