.. 2nd wife. She was extremely popular, known as “Catherine the Great”, she was the Queen of Westphalia. (Jerome was the youngest brother of Napoleon 1st). (Feature portrait: Note in this early picture of her, possibly about 1805, she is wearing the simple Regency “little white dress”, trimmed with most …
.. in this portrait exemplifying the earliest Regency Era.. “Royal Style” as she dresses it up with the Russian sash and brooch. Check out the many “Fashion Eras we Build” pages on the website for more samples, historical notes, and fun facts about women and their clothing 1740-1914!
First to Jerome, the youngest brother of Napoleon 1st. He was known as Jerome I, King of Westphalia (1807-1813), and then became Prince of Manafort in 1816. When Jerome’s nephew Louis Napoleon became President of the 2nd French Republic in 1818, he became a key advisor to the government. His …
In addition to Napoleon, the brothers and sisters were (youngest to eldest) Jerome, Caroline, Pauline, Louis, Elisa, Lucien, and Joseph. Note as we go through the generations, how the Regency “little white dress” begins simply and dictates of Court and politics make it more and more ornate. The women depicted …
There were several Napoleons, and several Eugenies. All were part of the same family. The way to tell the difference is by what they were wearing: e.g. the first Empress Eugenie was rather flamboyant. She wore huge crinolines early, and later the big bustles. She was the height of fashion. …
…A quick jump back to Napoleon I’s immediate family tomorrow will take us out of the Victorian era of the 1840’s and back to Regency of 1800. To complete the French connections to all the royals around the world, we need to follow Napoleon 1’st’s siblings a bit to when …
We’ve been presenting the French Royals from 1740 and are up to 1840, when, by the time of Napoleon 1’st’s grandchildren, they had cross-populated into all other countries of the European continent: Russia, Prussia, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Denmark, Bavaria, Austoria, and others (names and boundaries having changed through history). With …
… carried on the family fashion. She was the granddaughter of Napoleon 1st’s adopted step-son Eugene and his wife Augusta Amalia. We just love it when the Royals are sooo fashionable that we can name the exact date of the portrait by what they are wearing – these we estimate …
… pretty much all royalty in all European countries by the time of his wife Josephine’s great-grandchildren. Pictured here and on the next post is Eugenie Maximilinova of Leuchtenberg, Duchess of Oldenburg – eldest daughter of Maximilian who was the youngest child of Eugene (Napoleon 1st’s adopted step-son and Augusta …
… though these are really the family of Napoleon 1st’s wife Josephine’s children, he adopted her son Eugene. We have been following Eugene’s line: Eugene married Augusta Amalia of Bavaria – they had 7 children. Eugene & Augusta’s 7 children had many children who then intermarried royalty throughout Europe.. and …
