Eugénie The Empress and Her Empire |
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| Author:
| Seward, Desmond |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7509-2979-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
| Publisher: | History Press Limited, The
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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From 1853 to 1870 Eugenie de Montijo was Empress of the French, sharing the Second Empire with her husband Napoleon III. She impressed the Prussian Chancellor Bismarck so much that he called her 'The only man in Paris'. In sharp contrast to Queen Victoria, who met and admired her, and whose power was controlled by a constitutional monarchy, ......
From 1853 to 1870 Eugenie de Montijo was Empress of the French, sharing the Second Empire with her husband Napoleon III. She impressed the Prussian Chancellor Bismarck so much that he called her 'The only man in Paris'. In sharp contrast to Queen Victoria, who met and admired her, and whose power was controlled by a constitutional monarchy, ......