Princess Pauline Borghese née Bonaparte (1780-1825), sister of Napoleon

[silverstar]

Pauline led a pretty scandalous life... ignoring conventions
and living for pleasure....
"she brought masses of clothes, attended party after party
and prompted vast amounts of gossip from France's upper classes.......... "

Life is not a rehearsal... lets live for today....
lets drink life's pleasures to the full !

Pauline died age 44


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[Mirabel]

The Imperial Venus was loyal, at least.

(She was the only one of Napoleon's siblings who made no demands on him).

 

[CyrilVladisla]

The Emperor Napoleon I first abdicated in 1814.
He went into exile on Elba.
Pauline visited Napoleon during his exile.
She urged her brother to make a return to power.
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In 1806 Pauline was pleased to be told that Napoleon I was to create her Princess and Duchess of Guastalla.
However when she learned that Guastalla was a small town in the province of Reggio, she complained to Napoleon that she wanted "a proper state".
Pauline eventually accepted Guastalla. She kept the title and sold the duchy for finances.
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[CyrilVladisla]

Pauline had beauty. How well did she do?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny5WEAzqW3M

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Princess Pauline Borghese: Her story in jewels

 

[Blog Real]

Portrait of Princess Pauline Bonaparte, 1808.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Pauline_Bonaparte.jpg

 

[CyrilVladisla]

When Prince Camillo sent Pauline notes addressed to the "Princess Borghese" she sent them back.
She opened only those addressed to "Her Imperial Highness the Princess Pauline".

 

[SirGyamfi1]

When Prince Camillo sent Pauline notes addressed to the "Princess Borghese" she sent them back.
She opened only those addressed to "Her Imperial Highness the Princess Pauline".

Not shocked at that. Parvenu behavior that’s all. Plus Napoleon Bonaparte basically took some valuable artworks from the Borghese collection to the Louvre where they remain today. Far more “Imperial” than any Grand Duchess.