Legends always get the upper hand of history

camille. xx's. french. history nerd. Virgo/ISTP. @rozanohwell (ao3)

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Today in history, on May 5th, 1826, two-hundred years ago, Eugénie de Montijo, daughter of Cipriano de Palafox y Portocarrero and María Manuela Kirkpatrick de Closeburn y Grivegnée, later Empress Consort of the French, was born. Her life would be inextricably linked to the destiny of France and the Bonaparte family, from being raised in the cult of Napoléon Bonaparte as a child, to the 'summits of splendor, sorrow and catastrophe' of marrying Emperor Napoléon III. Despite the fall of the Empire and the subsequent and devastating loss of her husband and only son, she remained a carefree, quick-witted spirit, devoted to the cause of the Imperial House and an unsuspected ally of the French Republic in dire times of need.

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vanity fair (2018)

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history things  ♦ Mme de Pompadour

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I have met someone. Someone so unexpected that her happiness supersedes my former life's pursuits. I want to give her everything. Be everything for her. She is my how, and she is my why.

Lessons in Chemistry | Book of Calvin 1x07

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the grandchildren of louis XV through his son, the dauphin

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historical sisters (2/∞) Eugenia and Athina "Tina" Livanos (The 'Livanos Sisters')

The Livanos sisters were the daughters of a Greek shipping tycoon, and became well-known in society circles as the glamorous wives of Onassis and Niarchos, the two most powerful figures in the postwar shipping world. Their rivalry spanned decades and extended to jewelry, designer clothes, artworks, homes, properties and yachts, spearheaded by Tina. Ultimately, however, their legacy would be cemented as that of two melancholic figures, trapped in loveless marriages and waning through the years under the wistful gaze of European society.

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Jean Paul Gaultier 1999 Spring/Summer Couture Collection

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remembered tumblr had a whole ass new size for gifs the second i completed a set. guess that's a problem for future me

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This sparrow looks both cozy and cold at the same time.

A little brown ball of feathers, waiting for its turn at the feeder.

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The Rose Girl (also known as Fille aux Roses, Girl with Roses, and La Ragazza delle rose), (detail), (1919) by Émile Vernon (French, 1872 – 1920), oil on canvas, Private Collection

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Yamagishi Ryoko

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Henriëtte Ronner-Knip (Dutch–Belgian, 1821–1909), "Study of Eleven Cats" (details), 1904

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What are your thoughts on Louis XV?

I don't hate him but I've reached a point where I think he would have probably deserved the beheading more than Louis XVI tbh

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Hello! ✨️👑 Where in the episodes in Napoleon 2002 is Louis Bonaparte (younger brother of Napoleon) shown? I actually can't find it or does he not show at all? Sorry for asking!

Off the top of my head I think he's either not featured at all or uncredited. There are several wide shots of most (if not all) siblings but if he's there at all he's just a blurry, background addition. I used a fancast personally bc the movie quality sucks too much to go full closeups

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At least we have laying down

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i have no one to talk to about this but it's genuinely such a funny thing to think about