NAPOLEON'S CHILDREN PART II | THE LEGITIMATE - The King of Rome (and Empress Marie-Louise Napoleon's little-known second wife) with Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg

Napoleon’s second marriage in 1810 to the Archduchess Marie Louise, daughter of the Emperor Franz I of Austria, satisfied his ultimate ambition - to ally himself with a reigning European dynasty. His longing to establish his own dynasty was realised when the new Empress was delivered of a son. However, Napoleon’s relentless military ambition soon led to his downfall which turned his trophy wife and the cherished child into fugitives.

EUGENE BARILO VON REISBERG is a Melbourne-based lecturer, researcher, and art consultant.  He has completed a doctoral dissertation on Franz Xaver Winterhalter, the 19th century elite portrait specialist, at the University of Melbourne, and lectures and publishes widely on 19th century art, history, and culture.

EUGENE BARILO VON REISBERG is a Melbourne-based lecturer, researcher, and art consultant.  He has completed a doctoral dissertation on Franz Xaver Winterhalter, the 19th century elite portrait specialist, at the University of Melbourne, and lectures and publishes widely on 19th century art, history, and culture.