Fancy a royal wedding? Napoleon Bonaparte and his second wife Marie Louise had three of them: a marriage by proxy, a civil wedding and a religious wedding. Here’s a look at the festivities.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon saw no separation between church and state.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon believed women were inferior to men. He acted accordingly.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon’s brother Lucien played a key role in Napoleon's rise to power, but refused to give up his wife when Napoleon demanded.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon's mother, Letizia Bonaparte, was pragmatic, stoical and domineering. She once told Napoleon, “It’s not poverty I’m afraid of, it’s the shame.”| Shannon Selin
Napoleon’s younger brother Louis Bonaparte failed to become the soldier Napoleon had trained him up to be, or even a pliable puppet King of Holland.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon’s uncle, Cardinal Joseph Fesch, was a good-natured art collector who got caught in the struggle between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon was a busybody when it came to his family.| Shannon Selin
These 10 Napoleon Bonaparte quotes are often taken out of context. Considering the circumstances in which Napoleon said them puts a different spin on them.| Shannon Selin
Napoleon's niece and her scandalous marriages| Shannon Selin
