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Eugénie

[œ-zhey-nee]

noun

  1. Comtesse de Teba Marie Eugénie de Montijo de Guzmán, 1826–1920, wife of Napoleon III, born in Spain: Empress of France 1853–71.



Eugénie

/ øʒeni /

noun

  1. original name Eugénia Maria de Montijo de Guzman, Comtesse de Téba. 1826–1920, Empress of France (1853–71) as wife of Napoleon III

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Custody of the cottage later passed to Andrew when he was Duke of York and he reportedly paid for its upkeep, while his daughters Beatrice and Eugenie were among the next generation of royals to enjoy it.

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On Friday, the Daily Mail reported that she is preparing to move in with her daughter Princess Eugenie in her Portugal home, although there has been no official confirmation of this.

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According to legend, the founder expanded the store with a financial reward from Napoleon III, after calming horses that had been spooked while pulling the carriage of Napoleon’s wife, Empress Eugénie.

Among them are an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon I gave his second wife, Empress Marie-Louise, and a diadem that once belonged to the Empress Eugenie, which is dotted with nearly 2,000 diamonds.

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Their daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, are currently non-working royals, and will retain their titles as princesses, in line with King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.

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