Napoleon & Josephine

Empress Josephine's Ruby Parure

Napoleon’s bedroom at Château de la Malmaison, France (by Ganymede2009).

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Crown of Louis XV ~ 1722 Photo via Flickr When I think of Marie Antoinette and the court of Versailles I always think of the pomp, the...

After the fall of Napoleon, jewelry on both sides of the channel became more extravagant and some of the finest tiaras were created at that time. In the nineteenth century and the rise of democracies and the nouveau riche, the wearing of diadems and tiaras shifted from a political to a fashion statement. For the new upwardly mobile classes, the tiara became a `must have' addition to the female wardrobe for social events. Not surprisingly, this period marked the rise of the wedding tiara…

frenchhistory: ““ Insigne de dignitaire de l’ordre de la Couronne de fer de Napoléon Ier (©Musée de L’Armée, Paris/ Photo de presse Rmn). @credits ” The Imperial Order of the Iron Crown was...

HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS with her son NAPOLEON CHARLES BONAPARTE by François Pascal Simon Gérard 1806 .

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fuckyeahhistorycrushes: “ Eugene de Beauharnais, Napoleon’s stepson. The son of Josphine Tascher (later Empress Josephine) and Alexandre, the Vicomte de Beauharnais, he was adopted by Napoleon and...