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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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Little, Brown and Company,
2025
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- A scandal in Bavaria
- The Empire strikes back
- An imperial bait and switch
- The reign in Spain
- Mademoiselle de Montijo
- The wild Countess of Teba
- An imperial coup
- The rose of Bavaria
- Making France great again
- Love in the time of cholera
- An empress on the rise
- An imperial education
- The disciples of the dagger
- Three weddings and a war
- Regent of the empire
- His cheatin' imperial heart
- Imperial expeditions
- An imperial time out
- The empress rolls the dice
- The metamorphosis
- Government by the heroine
- The empress take a stand
- An unfortunate fall-off in imperial greatness
- The empress to the rescue
- An exhibition of imperial honor
- The empress breaks free
- The reign in Spain-again
- By the skin of the empress's teeth
- The search for solace
- The ex-empress steps in
- The imperial cabin in the woods
- The new disciples of the dagger.