The Bonaparte Women – Joséphine de Beauharnais (Part three)
Read part one here. Read part two here. The new Empress of the French took care of petitions, planned dinners and became a patron of […]
Marie Louise of Austria
The Bonaparte Women – Marie Louise of Austria
Marie Louise of Austria was born on 12 December 1791 as the daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily at the Hofburg […]
The former home of a Portuguese Queen – Schloss Jägerhof
Once upon a time, this place was called Schloss Jägerhof and it was inhabited by Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici, the wife of the late Johann Wilhelm, […]
The Augustinian Church in Vienna, Austria
The Augustinian Church (or Augustinerkirche) is located on the side of the Hofburg (Augustinerstraße 3) and it seems rather insignificant and small. However, this church was the […]
The Imperial Crypt in Vienna, Austria
The Imperial Crypt (or Kaisergruft) in Vienna is certainly one of Vienna’s hidden treasures. It was founded in 1618 and has been the principal place […]
Alexander, Napoleon & Joséphine: A Story of Friendship, War and Art
Last week I was invited to view the new Alexander, Napoleon & Josephine: A Story of Love, War and Art exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam. […]