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EUGENIE, MARIE DE MONTIJO (1826-1920). Empress of France as the wife of Napoleon III. She married Napoleon in 1853 soon after the Second Empire was proclaimed. She added beauty and charm to the reign but became noted for her extravagance. After 1870 she was forced to live in exile. Choice signature on a black bordered slip dated by her hand “24 Aout 1883”. Not common ............$250.00 |
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