Marie-Louise

During the French Revolution Madame Campan’s sister, who was also a lady of the bedchamber for Marie-Antoinette, was terrified of

Marie-Louise’ magnificent bed at Compiegne has the baldequin held by cherubs (the theme of the décor is abundance and fertility)

Josephine was a widow with two children when she married Napoleon. He was keen to have an heir but initially

Letizia Bonaparte When he became Emperor in 1804 Napoleon decided to give the Grand Trianon to his mother. Furniture was

The balustrade, all of the chairs and the linen chests in the Empress’ bed chamber at the Grand Trianon belonged

Napoleon originally gave the Petit Trianon to his favourite sister Pauline. When he married Marie-Louise, he decided she should have

Initially when Napoleon was exiled on Elba, he assumed Marie-Louise would join him there with their son. To be fair,

Eight months after the King of Rome’s first—and only– stay at Compiègne, Napoleon headed off for the ill-fated campaign in