Napoleon and Marie-Louise's bracelets Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on September 4, 2016, 10:08 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Margrethe & Empress Joséphine's bracelets"
Similar bracelets were later made, again by François-Regnault Nitot, for Napoleon's second wife, Empress Marie-Louise: The first bracelet spells the name of Napoleon and his birthdate, 15th August (in French "août") 1769. The second bracelet spells the name of Marie-Louise and her birthdate, 12th December (in French "décembre") 1791. The third bracelet reminds of the date of the first encounter of Napoleon and Marie-Louise in Compiègne on 27th March (in French "mars") 1810 and their wedding in Paris on 2nd April (in French "avril") 1810:
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