And vice versa, says Emperor Maximilian I., glowering in the French direction, adding something about wife attackers, daughter dumpers and bride stealers under his breath, while his grandson Charles V. adds "don't worry, I got this, Granddad".
I must say, "Francesco Stefano di Lorena" sounds even better than Francois Etienne in the Madame de Gravigny articles. It's only Nancy Goldstone going all Francis on him that rattled me. :) Anyway, thank you for looking this up and (likely) exculpating FS and MT from jewelry stealing!
BTW, I dimly recall that Harold Acton told us one of the many ways in which Marguerite-Louise (Anna Maria Luisa's mother) intentionally infuriated her husband and the rest of the Medici as part of her "I want to return to France!" campaign was by trying to take those jewels and smuggle them out of the country...
Re: Medici digression
I must say, "Francesco Stefano di Lorena" sounds even better than Francois Etienne in the Madame de Gravigny articles. It's only Nancy Goldstone going all Francis on him that rattled me. :) Anyway, thank you for looking this up and (likely) exculpating FS and MT from jewelry stealing!
BTW, I dimly recall that Harold Acton told us one of the many ways in which Marguerite-Louise (Anna Maria Luisa's mother) intentionally infuriated her husband and the rest of the Medici as part of her "I want to return to France!" campaign was by trying to take those jewels and smuggle them out of the country...