By the time Jerome Bonaparte had dealt with the potential "opposition" within the Empire, it was already the beginning of 1859.
The annual Imperial Fiscal Council Meeting was about to be held at the Tuileries Palace, organized by the French Empire's "Chief Grand Steward" Achille Fuld, his close ally the Minister of Public Transport Barroso, and the Governor of the Bank of France, Jules Leberge de Bemini.
Just as everything was ready, a telegram from the Austrian Empire interrupted the impending Imperial Council.
"Your Majesty, Marshal Count John Joseph Wenzel Radetzky von Radetz of the Austrian Empire passed away in Venice on January 5th, 1859, at 5 p.m., aged 93!"
As the Minister of Foreign Affairs, De Luy, entered the Imperial Conference Hall holding the telegram and announced the death of Radetzky to Jerome Bonaparte, a look of melancholy appeared on Jerome Bonaparte's face.
