Eugénie
Eu·gé·nie
E0236200 (yo͞o-jē′nē, œ-zhā-nē′) 1826-1920.Eugénie
(French øʒeni)Eu•gé•nie
(œ ʒeɪˈni)n.
单词 | eugénie |
释义 | EugénieEu·gé·nieE0236200 (yo͞o-jē′nē, œ-zhā-nē′) 1826-1920.Eugénie(French øʒeni)Eu•gé•nie(œ ʒeɪˈni)n. EugénieEugénie(yo͞ojē`nē, Fr. özhānē`), 1826–1920, empress of the French (1853–70), consort of Napoleon IIINapoleon III(Louis Napoleon Bonaparte), 1808–73, emperor of the French (1852–70), son of Louis Bonaparte (see under Bonaparte, family), king of Holland. Early Life ..... Click the link for more information. . Born in Spain, she was christened Eugenia María de Montijo de Guzmán and was the daughter of the Spanish conde de Teba and of a woman of Scottish descent. Exceptionally beautiful and charming, she was presented (1851) to Prince Louis Napoleon, who fell in love with her and married her in 1853. She took an active part in the politics of the Second Empire, acting as regent when Napoleon was at war. In 1870 she strongly supported the measures that led to war with Prussia (see Franco-Prussian WarFranco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, 1870–71, conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power and imperialism. It was provoked by Otto von Bismarck (the Prussian chancellor) as part of his plan to create a unified German ..... Click the link for more information. ). Deposed (Sept., 1870) after Napoleon's capture at Sedan, she fled to England, and with the death (1879) of her only child, the prince imperial, she retired to Farnborough, Hampshire, where she and her husband and son are buried. In later life she made numerous trips abroad. BibliographySee biographies by M. Paléologue (tr. 1928), R. E. Sencourt (1931), R. Wellman (1941), and H. Kurtz (1964); N. N. Barker, Distaff Diplomacy (1967). |
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