Saturday, March 11, 2023

While Napoleon conquered nations, his sister Pauline conquered hearts

I did not have the time to read all, but it seems to be an interesting biography!

"Fabulous and fashion-conscious, known throughout Europe, Pauline Bonaparte was also bold and loyal. Napoleon's younger sister ... lived her own way, scandalously posing nude for a sculpture of Venus, the goddess of love.
Pauline didn’t yearn for a crown, unlike her siblings, though she did become a princess. She was, one general recalled, “the only one who never asks for anything.” Alone among her siblings, she visited Napoleon when he was exiled on the island of Elba—and supported him financially. ..."

"Pauline Bonaparte, younger sister to Napoleon, was her brother’s favorite of their seven siblings. She was the only one who took no part in his political power plays. While her siblings were placed on thrones all over Europe, Pauline was quoted as saying: “I do not care for crowns. If I had wished for one, I should have had it; but I left that taste to my relations.” ...
During his second banishment, to St. Helena, after his defeat at Waterloo, Pauline even requested to spend time with him on the remote island in the southern Atlantic. ..."

While Napoleon conquered nations, his sister conquered hearts





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