… her mother, Augusta Amalia of Bavaria had prepared her well. She advised Emile to do everything necessary to promote the welfare of the people of her new country.
Amelie set up a household back in France, but returned to Brazil to live. She found the country in chaos, and helped her husband develop a court system modeled on that of France. She is credited for reorganizing the Brazilian government, and was very popular in both countries.
(Portrait: Amelie seems to like black.. and the formal shoulder structure of the 1830-40’s)
NOTE: We’re discussing French nobility who influenced fashion.. this a series about Napoleon 1’s family – Amelie Auguste being his step-granddaughter – the daughter of his first wife Josephine’s son, Eugene de Beauharnais. Hopefully, you’re drawing the family tree to keep these guys straight as you’ll need it when we get to the 1850s’.