.. for her children continued the royal lines of France and Russia even though the Bonaparte empire was dissolved and Catherina and Jerome were forced into exile along with the rest of the family. Catherine and Jerome had 3 children: Napoleon Charles Bonaparte: served in the army of his uncle …
.. into the 1820’s in France was most profound. It was in riding habits that women had the most freedom. In the late Regency era of Catherine’s fashion influence, the Spencer jacket had dropped its waist a bit, but the military frogging and epaulets were still popular. In this portrait, …
.. into the Rococco style. This portrait of Jerome Bonaparte’s 2nd wife (youngest brother of Napoleon I) in the early 1820’s as skirts began to stiffen and widen into an “angel tree topper” bell shape.
.. 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 …
