436 pages : 22 cm
This biography presents the life of Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte, step-daughter of Emperor Napoleon I who served as Queen consort of Holland
Includes bibliographical references and index
Dinner at the Luxembourg -- Marie Josephe Rose -- A rose for virtue -- The clan -- Trojan return -- The marriage market -- The sacrifice -- Honeymoon -- Napoleon Charles -- 'Princess Louis' -- The laughing cavalier -- Imperial overture -- The eagle strikes -- Queen Hortense -- The Kingdom of Frogs -- Flight to the mountains -- Perhaps divorce -- One friend, many enemies -- The disinherited -- The Austrian bride -- Set free -- A day of gold -- The prime minister -- The year of death -- Malbrouk S'en V a-t-en-Guerre -- Catastrophe -- A kindly conqueror -- The Duchess of Saint-Leu -- The lawsuit -- From steeple to steeple -- A century of days -- In Josephine's house -- The hunted -- A resting place -- Houses of exile -- The conspirators -- One lost, one saved -- A long way home -- The heir apparent -- Gentle, but obstinate -- To remember

2023-06-28