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The rebel empresses : Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France, power and glamour in the struggle for Europe / Nancy Goldstone.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldstone, Nancy, 1957-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Empresses--Austria--Biography.
- Empresses.
- Empresses--France--Biography.
- Elisabeth, Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1837-1898.
- Elisabeth.
- Eugénie, Empress, consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1826-1920.
- Eugénie.
- France--History--Second Empire, 1852-1870.
- France.
- Austria--History--1848-1867.
- Austria.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 625 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025.
- Summary:
- "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 during a tempestuous era characterized by unprecedented political and technological change. Fearless, adventurous, and independent, Elisabeth and Eugénie represented a new kind of empress--one who rebelled against tradition and anticipated and embraced modern values. Yet both women endured hardship in their private and public lives. Elisabeth was plagued by a mother-in-law who snatched her infant children away and undermined her authority at court. Eugénie's husband was an infamous philanderer who could not match the military prowess of his namesake. Between them, Elisabeth and Eugénie were personally involved in every major international confrontation in their turbulent century, which witnessed thrilling technological advances as well as revolutions, assassinations, and wars. With her characteristic jump-off-the-page writing and in-depth research, Nancy Goldstone brings to life these two remarkable women, as Europe goes through the convulsions that led up to the international landscape we recognize today." -- Provided by the publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher data; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9780316419420
- 0316419427
- OCLC:
- 1464689373
- Publisher Number:
- 90101418756
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