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Article“The Great Exhibition and the Little One,” from Household WordsThis article forms part of the Close-up on the great British and French universal exhibitions during the Second Empire
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ArticleThe marriage ceremony, 1810, and the episode of the sixteen cardinals
The religious marriage ceremony, 2 April, 1810 “Galleries were erected in the Louvre’s salon des tableaux. Without the altar, it was an exceedingly elegant ballroom; considered in this light, it made for a decidedly pleasant sight, although the decoration was not as appealing as it should have been. Despite suffering greatly from gout, M. de […]
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ArticleThe preparations for the marriage: Napoleon’s letter to Louis Guillaume Otto, French ambassador in Vienna, 25 February, 1810
In the negotiations for the Napoleon’s marriage to Marie-Louise, the French ambassador in Vienna, Louis Guillaume Otto (1754-1817), played a key role. After playing an important part in the negotiations at Amiens, he was appointed ambassador in Munich in 1803. Then in December 1809 he was sent to Vienna just at the moment when the […]
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ArticleThe marriage of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise in pictures
The marriage request “Sire! I come in the name of the Emperor, my master, to ask for the hand of the archduchess Marie-Louise, Your illustrious daughter. This princess’s exceptional qualities make her worthy of a great throne.” Such was the marriage request that Berthier made to the Emperor of Austria. After consent had been given, […]
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ArticleAustrian Diplomacy: The Marriage of Marie Louise to Napoleon
On 6 February 1810, the Austrian ambassador to France, 1 His position had become uncomfortable as he awaited news of a response from St. Petersburg to Emperor Napoleon’s requests for an imperial marriage. Schwarzenberg believed that Tsar Alexander I would accept the overtures, Napoleon would marry the tsar’s sister, the Russian Grand-Duchess Anna Pavlovna, and […]
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ArticleContemporary account of Napoleon I’s civil marriage ceremony
Introduction Willem Lodewyck Van-Ess, in his work The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, vol. VIII, continues his description of Napoleon's marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria, this time taking a look at the civil marriage ceremony. Programme relative to the Civil Marriage “At one o'clock on the day fixed for the Civil Marriage, all those who are […]
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Article‘A Harsh, But Necessary, Apprenticeship’: New French Accounts and a Previously Unknown Sketch of the Battle of TrafalgarThis article takes a look at new French accounts regarding the Battle of Trafalgar, and sheds some light on the behaviour of Admiral Dumanoir, commander of the allied van, during the battle.
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ArticleMusée de l’Armée: Modern Wing renovation completed
2010 sees the Musée de l'Armée's ATHENA project enter the final stage, with the completion of the renovation of its permanent collections. Now open to the public in their entirety , the collections have undergone a refurbishment process which has seen them all closed, renovated and gradually reopened over seven years. The completion of the […]
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ArticleBook review: Thunder on the Danube, Volume II: The Fall of Vienna and the Battle of Aspern
The first phase of Emperor Napoleon's campaign of 1809 left the Austrian army broken into groups. The main force, under Archduke Charles, retreated north toward the safety of the Bohemian mountains, while the other, led by Johann Freiherr von Hiller, marched along the Inn River. Instead of pursuing the main Austrian group, Napoleon decided to […]
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ArticleThe Fondation Napoléon Digital Library: the zoom function
The Digital Library The latest addition to napoleon.org, the Digital Library is a fantastically powerful tool and a great way of taking an in-depth look at some rare and unique books that would not otherwise be available to the public. Of particular interest is the zoom function, which allows the user to get right into […]