Exile and Death
After her husband was forced from kingship in the extremely turbulent events of the Revolution of 1848, the royal family fled to England. Louis Philippe died two years later. After the death of her husband, Maria Amalia continued to live in England where she attended daily Mass and was well known to Queen Victoria. Queen Maria Amalia died on 24 March 1866. After her death, the dress she had kept since 1848 when her husband had left France was put on her, according to her last wishes.
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Famous quotes containing the words exile and/or death:
“The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one’s country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.”
—Primo Levi (1919–1987)
“One short sleep past, we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die!”
—John Donne (c. 1572–1631)