The Last Empress of France
The Rebellious Life of Eugénie de Montijo
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2026
Duckworth (Verlag)
978-0-7156-5671-6 (ISBN)
Duckworth (Verlag)
978-0-7156-5671-6 (ISBN)
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In 1839, a red-haired girl in search of adventure ran away from an English boarding school and attempted to board a ship headed for India. Her name was Eugénie de Montijo, and within fifteen years, she would be Empress of France, and one of the most powerful women in the world.
Eugénie’s unconventional life began in the dying days of the Spanish empire, would take her to the literary salons of Paris and, finally, to the throne of France itself as the wife of Napoleon III. Famed for her beauty and her athleticism, she would become a powerful advocate for women and children’s rights. She created haute couture as we know it, all while displaying a razor-sharp understanding of geopolitics. But the triumphs of her life were coupled with heartbreak and tragedy, and today her legacy is barely known.
The Last Empress of France is a gloriously witty and entertaining biography of one of history’s most charismatic figures, and a thoughtful exploration of the century that shaped her, and which she shaped in turn.
Eugénie’s unconventional life began in the dying days of the Spanish empire, would take her to the literary salons of Paris and, finally, to the throne of France itself as the wife of Napoleon III. Famed for her beauty and her athleticism, she would become a powerful advocate for women and children’s rights. She created haute couture as we know it, all while displaying a razor-sharp understanding of geopolitics. But the triumphs of her life were coupled with heartbreak and tragedy, and today her legacy is barely known.
The Last Empress of France is a gloriously witty and entertaining biography of one of history’s most charismatic figures, and a thoughtful exploration of the century that shaped her, and which she shaped in turn.
Petie Kladstrup is the author, together with her husband, Don, of Wine and War: The French, the Nazis and the Battle for France’s Greatest Treasure and Champagne: How the World's Most Glamorous Wine Triumphed Over War and Hard Times. Petie divides her time between Paris and Normandy, France. Evelyne Resnick was born and raised in Paris. She developed an early passion for literature and history from various cultures and languages, culminated with a Ph.D. from the Sorbonne on the social status and the literary image of women writers in modern France. She splits her time between Bordeaux and California.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.2.2026 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7156-5671-6 / 0715656716 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7156-5671-6 / 9780715656716 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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