In 1853, Eugénie de Montijo (1826-1920) married Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, who had become emperor under the name of Napoleon III a few weeks earlier. Until the fall of the Second Empire in 1870, which forced her into exile, this aristocrat of Spanish origin was the empress of the French. In an unpublished story, Virginie Girod tells you the story of a woman with a certain political sense, whose figure was nevertheless associated with a dark legend.
Topics covered: Second Empire, Bonapartism, 19th century
At the Heart of History is a Europe1 podcast.
– Presentation: Virginie Girod
– Writing of the story: Solène Grandclaude
– Production: Armelle Thiberge and Morgane Vianey
– Directed by: Nicolas Gaspard
– Composition of original music: Julien Tharaud and Sébastien Guidis
– Promotion and coordination of partnerships: Marie Corpet
– Visual: Sidonie Mangin
Bibliography:
John of Cars, “Eugenie, the last empress”Perrin, 2000
Jean-Christophe Buisson and Jean Sévillia, “The Last Days of Queens”Perrin, 2015
Maxime Michelet, “Empress Eugenie, a political life”Cerf editions, 2020
Online resources:
Letters from Eugenie
On the feminism of Empress Eugenie
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