Napoleon’s Beds
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Grand Trianon
Letizia Bonaparte When he became Emperor in 1804 Napoleon decided to give the Grand Trianon to his mother. Furniture was
Tuileries Palace
Napoleon’s original bed from the Tuileries is now displayed in the Empress’ bedchamber in the Grand Trianon at Versailles. In
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
Fontainebleau
Madame de Montesquiou ordered another rocking cradle in elm wood trimmed with laurels (the Roman emblem of victory). As usual,
Louis XIV’s Beds
During the reign of Louis XIV France was the premier power in Europe. He was the first King since François
Madame de Maintenon’s Beds
The widow Scarron was the no-nonsense governess of Louis XIV’s children with his mistress Madame de Montespan. Louis was grateful
Charles de Gaulle
In 1963 the president of France, General Charles de Gaulle, decided to fully restore the Grand Trianon in Versailles as