Editing Category talk:Historical Figures

Articles needed:

General Louis Alexandre Andraulte [[Langeron]] <br>
Marshal Francois Joseph [[Lefebvre]] <br>
Marshal Nicolas Jean de Dieu [[Soult]] <br>
Marshal Jean-Baptiste [[Bernadotte]] <br>
Marshal Louis Nicolas [[Davout]] <br>
Marshal Jean [[Lannes]] <br>
Marshal Joachim [[Murat]] <br>
Marshal Michel [[Ney]] <br>
Ambassador [[De Guignes]] <br>
Sir [[George Staunton]] <br>
General [[Brunswick]]<br>
General [[Scharnhorst]]<br>
General [[von Holtzendorf]]<br>
General [[Ruchel]]<br>
General [[Scharnhorst]]<br>
General [[Tauentzein]] <br>
[[Prince Louis Ferdinand]] <br>
[[King Frederick the Great]]<br>
Sultan [[Selim III]]


-I think in addition to this, we should include links to Wikipedia under External Links, and add a section on each page entitled: "Differences from Historical Events", and then list how the character has acted differently from his historical counterpart. - [[User:Almaron|Almaron]]

== A Polish countess ==

In chapter 2 of 'Empire of Ivory' Jane said:

“But that aside—well, we hear he has made a very good friend in Warsaw, a Polish countess they say is a raving beauty (...)"

The Polish countess was Maria Walewska (7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Walewska - in English and https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Walewska - in Polish!).

Altough name is not used, romance started in January 1807, which provides time for events in the chapter. Moreover, Napoleon fathered son of Maria Walewska, born 4 May 1810, which was proof that Josephine was barren, while Napoleon was fertile. This was reason for divorce with Josephine, which is important for the plot of 'Crucible of Gold'.

Is this enough to add Maria Walewska to Historical Figures?

----I wouldn't add her, she is never named. If you would add her, you would have to add Count B.. and Princess Z.. (or however these people are named) as well and we don't know anything but a single sentence of gossip about them, not even the name (just the first letter). I would not even add "Victoria" (League of dragons, one time mentioned whiled some persons had a drink and one other Victoria appears in a Golden Age short story) because there is no real corresponding Victoria. The Queen wasn't born yet, there was just the future wife of a second or third english prince (I think the mother of Queen Victoria), but noone would have drunk to her by then. -LordJinai 21:20 CET-