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Eugénie

American  
[œ-zhey-nee] / œ ʒeɪˈni /

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 British  
/ 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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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.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 3, 2025

Police also found on the ground nearby the damaged crown of Empress Eugénie, encrusted with 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 31, 2025

A crown of the empress Eugénie was left at the scene and is being examined to see if it is damaged.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

Eugénie smiles enigmatically and shakes her head; she doesn’t wish to change anything.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

Two of them were born at Balmoral, first, a little Victoria Eugénie, the first child of the royal family born in Scotland for three hundred years.

From In the Days of Queen Victoria by Eva March Tappan

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