France. However, the political situation had worsened for them in France. In 1792, the 10th of August insurrection encouraged them to flee from Paris, only two days before the republican authorities went to their home to arrest them. They escaped first to Germany and then made their way to Florence. Louise and Alfieri then chose to settle in Florence. In 1793, Alfieri purchased Palazzo Gianfigliazzi, a mansion overlooking the River Arno. Here, Louise re-established her famous salon, although perhaps on a somewhat smaller scale than in Paris. Louise continued to live with Alfieri until his death in 1803. Later life After Alfieri's death, Louise's companion was the artist François Xavier Fabre. It seems unlikely that their relationship was a romantic one. Louise continued to live in Florence until 1809, when she was summoned to Paris by Napoleon during France's war with Britain. He asked if she had ever given birth to Charles Edward's child, hoping to find a legal heir who could then be used to cause insurrection in Britain. When she replied "no", the meeting was abruptly terminated. A year later, she was allowed to return to Florence. Louise died on 29 January 1824. She is buried in the Basilica di Santa Croce in Florence (in the Castellani Chapel); Alfieri is also buried in the basilica (between the tombs of Machiavelli and Michelangelo). Ancestry References Bibliography Vaughan, Herbert M. The Last Stuart Queen. Brentano's, 1911 Further reading Crosland, Margaret. Louise of Stolberg, Countess of Albany. Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd, 1962. Lee, Vernon (i.e. Violet Paget). The Countess of Albany. London: W.H. Allen, 1884. Full text. Mitchiner, Margaret. No Crown for the Queen: Louise de Stolberg, Countess of Albany, and Wife of the Young Pretender. London: Jonathan Cape, 1937. Vaughan, Herbert. The Last Stuart Queen. London: Duckworth, 1910. 1752 births 1824 deaths Louise Jacobites People from Gedern 18th-century German people 19th-century German people 18th-century German women 19th-century German women House of Stolberg People from Mons Albany German salon-holders