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The rebel empresses : Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, power and glamour in the struggle for Europe /

"When they married Emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III, respectively, Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France became two of the most famous women on the planet. Young and beautiful--becoming cultural and fashion icons of their time--they also played a pivotal role in ruling their realms d...

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Main Author:	Goldstone, Nancy, 1957- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2025
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Elisabeth, > Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, > 1837-1898. Eugénie, > Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, > 1826-1920. Empresses > Austria > Biography. Empresses > France > Biography. Empresses > Biography. France > History > Second Empire, 1852-1870. Austria > History > 1848-1867. Impératrices > Autriche > Biographies. Impératrices > France > Biographies. France > Histoire > 1852-1870 (Second Empire) Autriche > Histoire > 1848-1867. Impératrices > Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. HISTORY / Europe. HISTORY / Women. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty. Biographies.

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