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Also Known As Eugénie, comtesse de Teba • Eugénia María de Montijo de Guzmán
Born May 5, 1826 • Granada • Spain • (Birthday in 7 days)
Died July 11, 1920 (aged 94) • Madrid • Spain
Political Affiliation Bonapartist
Notable Family Members spouse Napoleon III • son Louis Bonaparte

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Eugénie, detail of a portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter; in the Collection de Mouchy, Paris
Eugénie
Figure 108: Elegant 19th-century use of flowers for personal adornment: “Empress Eugenie,” oil on canvas by Edouard Dubufe, 1854. In the Musee National de Versailles et des Trianons, Versailles, Franc
Franz Xaver Winterhalter: Empress Eugénie Surrounded by Her Ladies in Waiting
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