french empire Archives - History of Royal Women

The Bonaparte Women – Marie Louise of Austria

Friday, 3 August 2018, 7:00 Moniek Bloks 5

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 in Vienna. As she grew up, she was taught to resent all things French. Her grandmother Maria Carolina was the sister of Marie Antoinette, the French Queen who was guillotined. [read more]

Alexander, Napoleon & Joséphine: A Story of Friendship, War and Art

Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 19:00 Moniek Bloks 0

Last week I was invited to view the new Alexander, Napoleon & Josephine: A Story of Love, War and Art exhibition at the Hermitage Amsterdam. The exhibition holds many art objects collected by Empress Joséphine after her divorce from Napoleon and also treasures such as Napoleon’s death mask, a briefcase used by Alexander I and [read more]