#marie louise

[empirearchives]

Gown and train of Marie Louise of Austria, second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte

(Bust of Napoleon and painting of Marie Louise in the background)

Museo Glauco Lombardi

[captainknell]

I know I've seen this actual photograph of Marie Louise before but I just saw it again and it's blowing my mind. She was Napoleon's wife. And there's a photograph. 🤯

[josefavomjaaga]

Do you guys ever wonder why some people in the napoleonic fandom are popular, or even romanticized to the point of being barely recognizable, while others are not? Why some are branded villains, while the same or worse actions from others are somehow ignored or excused?

[gemville]

Napoleon Ordered This Tiara In 1810 For His Second Wife, Marie Louise Of Austria

Source: Pinterest

[illustratus]

Les Marie-Louise by Jacques Onfroy de Bréville

[higherentity]

[bunniesandbeheadings]

Y’know, when Napoleon was bitching to the British government about them calling him “general” rather than “Emperor” when he was in captivity on St. Helena, which is totally a worthwhile argument to have and totally worth having a 5 year long temper tantrum over,

he should’ve just one day said “oh okay I’m not emperor of the French :) but I am Prince Consort of Parma.” ‘Cuz that would’ve been funny. Still get called “majesty” for a different reason.

It wouldn’t have worked.

But it would’ve been funny.

It would’ve made Napoleon the funniest man alive but no, he dropped the ball, this is why he’s problematic and we should boycott the movie

[napoleondidthat]

When you have to pick up your horse from valet parking.

[flowwochair]

I'm out here with the best Louise Lannes x Marie Louise toxic doomed yuri headcanons and I have never drawn them together, I need to change this, I gotta pull through for my toxic lesbians

[gogmstuff]

1910 Was a Big Year for Hats -

1910 The Black Feather Hat by Gustavv Klimt (location ?). From tumblr.com/lonequixote/128857458717/gustav-klimt-the-black-feather-hat 625X800.

According to Wikipedia, "Geneviève Lantelme (born Mathilde Hortense Claire Fossey, 20 May 1883 – 24/25 July 1911) was a French stage actress, socialite, fashion icon, and courtesan. Considered by her contemporaries to be one of the most beautiful women of the Belle Epoque..." She posed wearing the spectacular hats of the time.

Left 1910 (December) Lantelme in wide hat and Paquin dress photo by Reutlinger Les Modes. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/8/; fixed spots w Pshop 1844X2691.

Right 1910 (January) Lantelme in hat by Marie-Louise Les Modes. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/8/ 2048X2959.

1910 (July) Lantelme in hat by Carlier photo by Félix Les Modes. From verbinina.wordpress.com/page/8/; fixed spots w Pshop 1354X1458.

1910 (November) Lantelme modeling hats. From verbinina.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/lantelme-nov1910-2 2048X2828.

1910 (November) Lantelme modeling high hat. From verbinina.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/lantelme-nov1910-2 1295X1638.

Left 1910 (May) Les Modes Hats by Maison Dalnys. From les-modes.tumblr.com/search/1910s/page/13 1000X1802.

Right 1910 (August) Les Modes Hat by Alphonsine. From les-modes.tumblr.com/search/1910s/page/2; fixed spots w Pshop 1280X1800.

Left 1910 (May) Walking ensemble by Bernerd, Les Modes - photo by Félix. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/13; fixed spots w Pshop 761X1920. This is a very subdued hat for 1910.

Right 1910 (October) Dresses and hats by Jeanne Lanvin, Les Modes - photo by Paul Nadar. From les-modes.tumblr.com/page/15; fixed spots w Pshop 1280X1804. Very subdued for the day.

Left 1910 Feathered hats at the races. From les-modes.tumblr.com/post/146935641890/fashion-at-the-races-les-modes-july-1910-photo; fixed spots w Pshop 755X1630.

Right 1910 Hat and parasol. From les-modes.tumblr.com/post/146935641890/fashion-at-the-races-les-modes-july-1910-photo; fixed spots w Pshop 750X1624.

1910 Pepita Teixidor Drawing by Ramon Casas (location ?). From titturasculturapoesiamusica.com/2014/08/Ramon-Casas-Carbo.html 1228X1600.

1910 The Blue Hat by Kees Van Dongen (private collection). From the discontinued Athenaeum Web site 841X1024.

[isthenapoleoncute]

Is this a safe activity?

Rating: Not Cute!

There's no way that eagle can hold three entire creatures, two of which are fidgety Napoleons, in a prolonged flight. Speaking of, that looks like a Marie Louise hanging on the Napoleons shoulder? Marie Louises are often flowers which distract Napoleons from obvious traps, so keep your eyes peeled for some sort of abyss that Napoleon might topple into.

[empirearchives]

Marie Louise’s reaction to Napoleon’s death

“I am just now in great uncertainty. The Gazette of Piedmont has announced in such a positive manner the death of the Emperor Napoleon, that it is hardly possible to doubt it any longer. I confess I was extremely startled at it, though I have never had any deep feelings of any kind for him. I cannot forget that he is the father of my son and that, far from behaving badly to me, as every one believes, he always showed me every consideration—the only thing one can look for in a political marriage. I was therefore very grieved at it and, though one should be glad that he has ended his unhappy life in a Christian manner, I could still have wished him many more years of happiness and life—provided that it was far away from me. In the uncertainty about it I have settled myself at Sala, not wishing to go to the theater till I know something positive. My health has become so frail that I have felt this shock.”

— Marie Louise’s letter to Countess Victoire (1821)

Source: Compiled by Charles A. Shriner, Wit, Wisdom and Foibles of the Great: Together With Numerous Anecdotes Illustrative of the Characters of People and Their Rulers

Marie Louise, deeply upset at not being informed of the news by her family in Vienna:

“I confess that what gave me most sorrow, in these circumstances, was that I had not had any official news, nor any private, friendly letter from Vienna—the only way by which such could reach me in safety. I confess that I expected more interest and affection on that side, and it gave me a cruel blow by showing me how little one can count on all one’s own people, and this grief can only be cured by time.”

Source: Edith E. Cuthell, An Imperial Victim: Marie Louise, Archduchess of Austria, Empress of the French, Duchess of Parma

[captainknell]

A letter from Napoleon to Marie Louise:

"I am rather unwell" "my health is good" MAKE UP YOUR MIND, WHICH IS IT?!?!

[josefavomjaaga]

From Vial's biography of Marie-Louise, about the question of setting up a regency while Napoleon was at war:

The Constitution of year XII had specifically excluded the empress from power, and envisaged [...], to entrust the reins of the State to a prince of the imperial family. A first experiment, the short regency of Joseph from September to December 1805, not having impressed anyone's spirits much, Napoleon had again called upon Cambaceres.

(emphasis by me)

Gotta love it when historians casually burn Joseph...

[shannonselin]

Though Josephine gets all the attention in the new Napoleon movie, Marie Louise (totally miscast in her brief appearance in the film) also played an important role in Napoleon's life. For details on how Josephine and Marie Louise viewed one another, see "What did Napoleon's wives think of each other?"

[alicentsultana]

When your fav Empress is Marie Antoinette's grand niece and her sister is Napoleon's Empress.