Marie-Paulette Bonaparte ( fr. Marie Paulette Bonaparte ; October 20, 1780 , Ajaccio , Corsica - June 9, 1825 , Florence ), better known as Pauline Bonaparte , is the middle of the three and most beloved sister of the French emperor Napoleon I [4] .
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Biography
Marie-Polett Bonaparte was born on October 20, 1780 on the island of Corsica in Ajaccio. Of all the sisters, she was the most beautiful. According to Countess A. Pototskaya , the most delicate regular facial features were combined in her with amazing forms. Thanks to her charming appearance, no one paid attention to her mind, and her love affairs served as a topic for endless conversations [5] .
From a young age, Polina’s love affairs were rumored and troublesome for her royal brother, who finally married her to General Leclerc , who was sent in 1802 to suppress the Haitian revolution . During her stay in the West Indies, Polina did not shy from having any affair with her husband’s subordinates, after whose death she returned to Europe, where she was married to Prince Camillo Borghese . On the occasion of this marriage, Napoleon bought for the Louvre the best paintings from the Borghese art collection and appointed his son-in-law the governor of Piedmont .
Despite the favorable start, Polina’s marriage with the offspring of one of the most notable families in Italy began to crack at the seams a couple of years later. Most of the time the couple spent separately.
Europe was full of rumors about the extravagant tricks of the French princess - that she sits on the backs of the maid of honor as on chairs, and crowds of Negro minions bring her to the bath. In 1806, Napoleon granted her Gvastalla (with the title of Princess and Duchess of Guastalla), which she later sold for six million francs to the Duke of Parma.
Napoleon’s marriage with Maria Louise led to a long quarrel between brother and sister, but after his overthrow in 1814, none of the relatives was such an aid to the exile as Pauline. Having sold her property, she moved to Elba , where her brother was in exile. After the failure of the “ Hundred Days ”, Pauline took advantage of the invitation of Pope Pius VII and settled in Rome . Her suburban mansion, " Villa Paulina, " was furnished in the then fashionable Egyptian style; the famous statue of Canova was also placed there, on which Pauline appeared in the form of half-naked Venus. A few months before the death of Pauline, her reunion with her husband Camillo took place. Pauline died of cancer and was buried in the chapel of Borghese in the Roman Church of Santa Maria Maggiore .
Filmmaking
- " The Battle of Austerlitz " / Austerlitz (France, Italy, Yugoslavia, 1960), director Abel Hans. In the role of Pauline Bonaparte - Claudia Cardinale .
- " Imperial Venus " / Venere Imperiale ( Italy - France , 1962 ). Director Jean Delannoy . In the role of Pauline Bonaparte - Gene Lollobrigida .
- “ Adjutants of Love ” (Russia, 2005-2006). In the role of Polina Bonaparte, Elena Podkaminskaya.
- " Napoleon and Josephine : A Love Story" (USA, 1987). In the role of Pauline Bonaparte - Ioni Sky .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 The Peerage
- ↑ 1 2 FemBio
- ↑ Bonapartes // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ A. Pototskaya. Memoirs of Countess Potocka, 1794-1820. - M.: Kuchkovo field, 2005 .-- 303 p.
Links
- Fraser, Flora: Venus of Empire: The Life of Pauline Bonaparte , John Murray, 2009, London, ISBN 978-0-7195-6110-8 ,
- Carlton, WNC: Pauline: Favorite Sister of Napoleon , Thornton Butterworth, 1931, London (pre-dates use of ISBN)
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