Tag: Napoléon

Thomas Picton

(1758–1815) Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Picton Thomas Picton in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer   Born August 24 1758 Haverfordwest (Wales) Died June 18 1815 Waterloo (Belgium)

Louis XVIII (France)

(1755–1824) Louis Stanislas Xavier Louis le Désiré King of France (1814–1824) Louis XVIII in Film: Waterloo 1970 Director: Sergei Bondarchuk Starring: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer     See also: • French Monarchs Born November 17 1755 Château de Versailles, Versailles (France) Died September 16 1824…

Napoléon I (France)

(1769–1821) First Consul of the French Republic (1799–1804) Emperor of the French (1804–1815) President of the Italian Republic (1802–1805) King of Italy (1805–1814) Napoléon in Literature: • Shaw, George Bernard (1856-1950): The Man of Destiny (1898) Napoléon in Art: Canova, Antonio (1757-1822) Busto di Napoleone c.1802…

French Monarchs

Philippe II Auguste (1165-1223) King of France (1180-1223) Louis IX (1214-1270) King of France (1226-1270) François I (1494-1547) Count of Angoulême Duke of Valois King of France (1515-1547) Henri II (1519-1559) King of France (1547-1559) Henri IV (1553-1610) Henri le Grand, né…

René Magritte

(1898–1967) René François Ghislain Magritte The artist’s works: La Mort des Fantômes 1928 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York La Voix des airs 1928 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Le Dormeur téméraire 1928 Tate Britain, London Le masque vide 1928 National Museum Wales, Cardiff…