ENGHIEN, iiN'gyaix', Lows ANTOINE HENRI DE BoURRON, Due d' (1772-1804). A member of the Bourbon family, celebrated in history for his tragic fate. He was the only son of Prince Louis Henri Joseph de Bourbon, and was born at Chan tilly, August 2, 1772. In 1789 he left France and traveled through several countries of Eu rope. in 1792 he entered the corps of emigrt's (q.v.) assembled by his grandfather, the Prince of Cond6, on the Rhine, and showed himself to be a brave and efficient officer. After the Peace of Lunkille in 1801 he went to reside at Ettenheim, an old castle on the German side of the Rhine. not far from Strassburg, and within the terri tories of the Duke of 11aden. Here he married the Princess Charlotte of Rohan-Rochefort, and lived as a private citizen. When the conspiracy headed by Cadoudal and Pichegru against the life of Bonaparte was discovered at Paris (1504), the police were Ind to believe that the Duc d'Enghien was privy to it. and the evidence seemed at first to justify their belief. The un fortunate error of a spy further tended to con firm the strung suspicions of Bonaparte, and he resolved to seize the person of the unfor tunate prince and make of him a terrible example for future conspirators. On the night of March 15,
1501, the neutral territory of Baden was in vaded and the Duke captured and carried a pris oner to Vincennes. On March 20th he was tried before a court martial consisting of eight officers, and after a brief examination was condemned to death. The grave of the victim had been pre pared in expectation of this sentence, and at three o'clock on the morning of Marel 21st he was shot. Ili: innocence was soon established beyond doubt. and the execution of the Due i(%/1 has fixed a deep and lasting stigma on the character of Napoleon. Consult : Onpin. Pir'crs judiciairrs (Paris, 18•3) ; s hist/wig/Les stir la du due d'L'nyhirn (Paris, 1S3-t) /,‘, chic d'Ennhien (Paris, 1Sf11)) ; \Vel i tiger, 1.'1nrope Pexi:Pittion rIn due d'En yho ( Amiens. 1590) ; Ropes, The First .Viipo !eon Pay. "The Expention of the Due d'Enghiell." in .1 mericila lli.cJuricnl Review I\,•%%