Napoleon
Napoleon – Four stages Carlo Buonaparte Napoleon was born in Corsica three months after it officially becoming part of France.
Marie-Louise
Marie-Louise’ magnificent bed at Compiegne has the baldequin held by cherubs (the theme of the décor is abundance and fertility)
Roi de Rome
Josephine was a widow with two children when she married Napoleon. He was keen to have an heir but initially
Grand Trianon
The balustrade, all of the chairs and the linen chests in the Empress’ bed chamber at the Grand Trianon belonged
The Boudoir
The boudoir at the Grand Trianon had originally been decorated for Napoleon’s mother in 1805. Napoleon had ordered the Sèvres
Petit Trianon
Napoleon originally gave the Petit Trianon to his favourite sister Pauline. When he married Marie-Louise, he decided she should have
After Napoleon
Initially when Napoleon was exiled on Elba, he assumed Marie-Louise would join him there with their son. To be fair,
