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Castelot, Andre

 
9784871878517: Napoleon by Andre Castelot
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ISBN 10 : 4871878511 ISBN 13 : 9784871878517
Editeur : Ishi Press, 2009

Synopsis

André Castelot was a French writer born in Belgium who wrote 65 biographies of famous persons in the History of France. He is perhaps best known for his biography of Josephine. His biography of Napoleon emphasizes not only his military campaigns, but his many love affairs and his many mistresses. It shows how his tumultuous relationship with Josephine influenced and affected his Napoleonic Code. It was because of Josephine's fickleness and unfaithfulness to Napoleon that Napoleon decreed that all women upon leaving their father's houses and entering into matrimony must understand that henceforth they are to be under the control of their husbands. Women cannot be trusted to be free, said Napoleon. Yet, Napoleon was easily influenced by women. On page 299 is recounted an incident where his Governor of Berlin had committed an act of treason, and had been arrested and faced death. Then, the man's wife, who was expecting a child, came and threw herself at the feet of Napoleon, begging forgiveness. With that, Napoleon ordered the man's release, something that Napoleon did not often do. Throughout this book, there are discussions of Napoleon's relationships with women, including his fears that he could not father a child or that a child who had been born was not really his.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

André Castelot was a French writer born in Belgium who wrote 65 biographies of famous persons in the History of France. He is perhaps best known for his biography of Josephine. His biography of Napoleon emphasizes not only his military campaigns, but his many love affairs and his many mistresses. It shows how his tumultuous relationship with Josephine influenced and affected his Napoleonic Code. It was because of Josephine's fickleness and unfaithfulness to Napoleon that Napoleon decreed that all women upon leaving their father's houses and entering into matrimony must understand that henceforth they are to be under the control of their husbands. Women cannot be trusted to be free, said Napoleon. Yet, Napoleon was easily influenced by women. On page 299 is recounted an incident where his Governor of Berlin had committed an act of treason, and had been arrested and faced death. Then, the man's wife, who was expecting a child, came and threw herself at the feet of Napoleon, begging forgiveness. With that, Napoleon ordered the man's release, something that Napoleon did not often do. Throughout this book, there are discussions of Napoleon's relationships with women, including his fears that he could not father a child or that a child who had been born was not really his.

Biographie de l'auteur

André Castelot was born André Storms on 23 January 1911 in Antwerp, Belgium. He died on 18 July 2004 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France. He was a French writer and historian. He was the son of the Symbolist painter Maurice Chabas and Gabrielle Storms-Castelot. It is possible that his parents never married, as he took his mother's name of Castelot. André Castelot wrote 65 biographies, among the best known of which are his biography of Josephine and his biography of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.

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Éditeur
Ishi Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
4871878511
ISBN 13 
9784871878517
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
654
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