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Pauline, Napoleon’s favorite sister and one of the most fascinating Bonaparte siblings, was widely known across France and beyond for both her breathtaking beauty and her scandalous love affairs.
A massive trove of artwork and curios linked to Napoleon Bonaparte, including one of his iconic bicorne hats, has sold for more than $10 million in Paris, an auction house said. Sotheby's said it had ...
A medal of Napoleon Bonaparte, by Romain Jeuffroy, minted in Paris in 1803. The reverse, with the legend "La victoire aux armes", shows the fabled Medici Venus, part of the massive haul of art the ...
Napoleon leads his first major military victory and is promoted to general and gains a reputation as an expert in the art of battle.
Napoleon Bonaparte is recognized as one of the greatest military commanders of all time. He brought Revolutionary France back from the brink of destruction with his Italian campaign in 1796 and 1797.
French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte died 203 years ago May 5, but his legendarily petite privates were last known to be in the hands of an Englewood, NJ, resident.
The 19th century got off to a fairly good start for Napoleon Bonaparte. Victory over the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo led to a peace deal with Emperor Francis II, and by 1802 France had ...
In the week one of Napoleon's iconic bicorne hats sold at auction for $2.1 million, we're ranking five of art history's best hats.
There is no greater collector or no greater fan of Napoleon Bonaparte than Pierre-Jean Chalençon. He is easily the most prolific collector of Napoleonic material, reportedly estimated to be more ...
‘Gladiator’ director and Joaquin Phoenix turn Napoleon’s story into an epic saga, a cracked love story, and a difficult-man drama. It almost works.