The book "Memoirs of the Duke de Rovigo, for the service of the history of the Emperor Napoleon, Volume 1", was written by the Duke de Rovigo himself - Anne Jean Marie René Savary, who was one of the closest associates of Napoleon Bonaparte. In his memoirs, he tells about the events and what he saw during the years of revolution and empire, revealing the internal mechanisms of power, intrigues and secrets of the political life of that time. The second volume of this edition became an important source for learning about the Napoleonic era firsthand, from a person who was in the very center of events.