The arrival of Marie-Louise in Compiègne, France, 27th March 1810 (1882-1884). Artist: Unknown


The arrival of Marie-Louise in Compiègne, France, 27th March 1810 (1882-1884). The Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria (1791-1847) was the second wife of Napoleon. They married in 1810. Marie-Louise's father, Francis I of Austria, favoured the marriage as he sought to strenthen links with France, while Napoleon was attracted by the legitimacy and prestige his empire would gain from a marital link to the Habsburgs. A print from La France et les Français à Travers les Siècles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884.


Size: 4873px × 3580px
Location: World,Europe,France,Picardy,Compiègne
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
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