Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel — Page 12
EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA
KAISER VON ÖSTERREICH
L. The Dinner at the French Ambassador's.
L. Das Dinner beim französischen Botschafter.
LI. Marianne's Disappearance.
LI. Mariannes Verschwinden.
LII. Count Falkenstein.
LII. Graf Falkenstein.
LIII. What they found at Wichern.
LIII. Was sie in Wichern fanden.
LIV. The Somnambulist.
LIV. Der Schlafwandler.
LV. The Prophecy.
LV. Die Prophezeiung.
LVI. The Gift.
LVI. Das Geschenk.
LVII. The Conference.
LVII. Die Konferenz.
LVIII. Kaunitz.
LVIII. Kaunitz.
LIX. Souvenir d'Eperies.
LIX. Souvenir d'Eperies.
LX. Frederick The Great.
LX. Friedrich der Große.
LXI. The Prima Donna.
LXI. Die Primadonna.
LXII. Frederick the Great and Prince Kaunitz.
LXII. Friedrich der Große und Fürst Kaunitz.
LXIII. Russia a Foe to all Europe.
LXIII. Russland, ein Feind ganz Europas.
LXIV. The Map of Poland.
LXIV. Die Landkarte Polens.
LXV. The Countess Wielopolska.
LXV. Die Gräfin Wielopolska.
LXYI. The Emperor and The Countess.
LXVI. Der Kaiser und die Gräfin.
LXVII. Maria Theresa.
LXVII. Maria Theresia.
LXVIII. Marie Antoinette and Court Etiquette.
LXVIII. Marie Antoinette und die Hofetikett.
LXIX. The Triumph of Diplomacy.
LXIX. Der Triumph der Diplomatie.
LXX. Gossip.
LXX. Klatsch.
LXXI. An Explanation.
LXXI. Eine Erklärung.
LXXII Famine in Bohemia.
LXXII. Hungersnot in Böhmen.
LXXIII. The Black Broth.
LXXIII. Die schwarze Brühe.
LXXIV. The Extortioners of Quality.
LXXIV. Die vornehmen Erpresser.
LXXV. Diplomatic Esoterics.
LXXV. Diplomatische Esoterik.
LXXVI. Russia Speaks.
LXXVI. Russland spricht.
LXXVII. The Last Petition.
LXXVII. Die letzte Bittschrift.
LXXVIII. Finis Polonie.
LXXVIII. Finis Polonie.
LXXIX. The Mad Countess.
LXXIX. Die wahnsinnige Gräfin.
LXXX. The Betrothal.
LXXX. Die Verlobung.
LXXXI. Franz Antony Mesmer.
LXXXI. Franz Anton Mesmer.
LXXXII. Therese Von Paradies.
LXXXII. Therese von Paradies.
LXXXIII. The First Day of Light.
LXXXIII. Der erste Tag des Lichts.
LXXXIV. Diplomatic Strategy.
LXXXIV. Diplomatische Strategie.
LXXXV. Dominus ac Redemptor Noster.
LXXXV. Dominus ac Redemptor Noster.
LXXXVI. Heart-Struggles.
LXXXVI. Herzenskämpfe.
LXXXVII. The Forced Bridal.
LXXXVII. Die erzwungene Braut.
LXXXVIII. Prince Louis de Rohan.
LXXXVIII. Prinz Louis de Rohan.
LXXXIX. The Poles at Vienna.
LXXXIX. Die Polen in Wien.
XC. The Last Farewell.
XC. Der letzte Abschied.
XCI. The Concert.
XCI. Das Konzert.
XCII. The Catastrophe.
XCII. Die Katastrophe.
MARIE ANTOINETTE
MARIE ANTOINETTE
XCIII. Le Roi ist Mort, Vive Le Roi!
XCIII. Le Roi est Mort, Vive le Roi!
XCIV. The Memoranda.
XCIV. Die Denkschriften.
XCV. France and Austria.
XCV. Frankreich und Österreich.
XCVI. The King's List.
XCVI. Die Liste des Königs.
XCVII. The First Pasquinade.
XCVII. Das erste Pasquill.
XCVIII. The New Fashions.
XCVIII. Die neuen Moden.
XCIX The Temple of Etiquette.
XCIX. Der Tempel der Etikette.
C. The New Fashions and their Unhappy Results.
C. Die neuen Moden und ihre unglücklichen Folgen.
CI. Sunrise.
CI. Sonnenaufgang.
CII. The Following Day.
CII. Der folgende Tag.
CIII. The Last Appeal.
CIII. Der letzte Appell.
CIV. The Flight.
CIV. Die Flucht.
CV. Joseph in France.
CV. Joseph in Frankreich.
CVI. The Godfather.
CVI. Der Taufpate.
CVII. The Godfather.
CVII. Der Taufpate.
CVIII. The Arrival at Versailles.
CVIII. Die Ankunft in Versailles.
CIX.
CIX.
Vocabulary
- KAISER
- Emperor, the supreme ruler of an empire
- VON
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- ÖSTERREICH
- Austria, a country in Central Europe
- Das
- Definite article 'the' for neuter nouns
- Dinner
- A formal evening meal or dinner
- beim
- Contraction of 'bei dem', meaning 'at the'
- französischen
- Adjective form of 'French', relating to France
- Botschafter
- Ambassador, a diplomatic representative abroad
- Verschwinden
- Disappearance, the act of vanishing
- Graf
- Count or earl, a noble title
- Was
- What, an interrogative or relative pronoun
- sie
- They or she, a German personal pronoun
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- fanden
- Past tense of 'finden', meaning 'found'
- Der
- Definite article 'the' for masculine nouns
- Schlafwandler
- Sleepwalker, a person who walks while sleeping
- Die
- Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- Prophezeiung
- Prophecy, a prediction about future events
- Geschenk
- Gift or present given to someone
- Konferenz
- Conference, a formal meeting for discussion
- Souvenir
- A keepsake or memento from a place
- der
- Definite article or relative pronoun 'the/who'
- Große
- Adjective meaning 'great' or 'the Great'
- Primadonna
- Leading female opera singer or diva
- und
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- Fürst
- Prince or sovereign ruler of a principality
- Russland
- Russia, the largest country in the world
- ein
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Feind
- Enemy or foe, an adversarial person
- ganz
- Adjective meaning 'whole', 'entire', or 'all'
- Europas
- Genitive form of Europe, meaning 'of Europe'
- Landkarte
- Map, a geographical representation of land
- Polens
- Genitive form of Polen, meaning 'of Poland'
- Gräfin
- Countess, a female noble title
- Kaiser
- Emperor, the supreme ruler of an empire
- die
- Definite article 'the' for feminine or plural nouns
- Hofetikett
- Court etiquette, formal rules of royal behavior
- Triumph
- Triumph or victory, a great success
- Diplomatie
- Diplomacy, the art of international negotiation
- Klatsch
- Gossip or chitchat about others
- Eine
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' for feminine nouns
- Erklärung
- Explanation or declaration, a statement of clarification
- Hungersnot
- Famine, a severe shortage of food
- Böhmen
- Bohemia, a historical region in Central Europe
- schwarze
- Adjective meaning 'black', inflected form
- Brühe
- Broth or liquid, often a thin soup
- vornehmen
- Adjective meaning 'noble', 'distinguished', or 'upper-class'
- Erpresser
- Blackmailer or extortionist, one who coerces
- Diplomatische
- Adjective meaning 'diplomatic', relating to diplomacy
- Esoterik
- Esotericism, mystical or hidden knowledge practices
- spricht
- Third-person singular of 'sprechen', meaning 'speaks'
- letzte
- Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final'
- Bittschrift
- Petition or written plea requesting something
- wahnsinnige
- Adjective meaning 'mad', 'insane', or 'crazy'
- Verlobung
- Engagement, a formal agreement to marry
- Paradies
- Paradise, heaven, or an idyllic peaceful place
- erste
- Adjective meaning 'first', the ordinal number one
- Tag
- Day, a unit of time equal to 24 hours
- des
- Genitive article meaning 'of the'
- Lichts
- Genitive form of Licht, meaning 'of light'
- Strategie
- Strategy, a plan to achieve a goal
- Herzenskämpfe
- Struggles of the heart, emotional inner conflicts
- erzwungene
- Adjective meaning 'forced' or 'coerced'
- Braut
- Bride, a woman about to be or just married
- Prinz
- Prince, a male member of a royal family
- Polen
- Poland, a country in Central Eastern Europe
- Wien
- Vienna, the capital city of Austria
- Abschied
- Farewell or departure, saying goodbye to someone
- Konzert
- Concert, a musical performance for an audience
- Katastrophe
- Catastrophe, a sudden disastrous event or calamity
- Denkschriften
- Memoirs or memoranda, written records of thoughts
- Frankreich
- France, a country in Western Europe
- Liste
- List, an enumeration of items or names
- Königs
- Genitive form of König, meaning 'of the king'
- Pasquill
- A lampoon or defamatory satirical writing
- neuen
- Adjective meaning 'new', inflected dative/accusative form
- Moden
- Plural of Mode, meaning 'fashions' or 'trends'
- Tempel
- Temple, a sacred building for worship
- Etikette
- Etiquette, the code of polite social behavior
- ihre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'her', 'their', or 'its'
- unglücklichen
- Adjective meaning 'unfortunate' or 'unhappy', inflected form
- Folgen
- Consequences or sequels, results of an action
- Sonnenaufgang
- Sunrise, the moment the sun rises above horizon
- folgende
- Adjective meaning 'following' or 'next'
- Appell
- Appeal or roll call, a formal summons or request
- Flucht
- Flight or escape, the act of fleeing danger
- Taufpate
- Godfather, a male sponsor at a baptism
- Ankunft
- Arrival, the act of reaching a destination
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