Household of the Empress

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The Household of the Empress was the official domestic and ceremonial establishment that organized and supported the daily life, representation, and entourage of the French empress during the Napoleonic era.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Court of the Empress 1
Household of the Empress canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf court household
domestic establishment
imperial household
appliesToJurisdiction First French Empire
associatedWithTitle Empress of the French
basedIn Château de Malmaison
Palace of Saint-Cloud
Tuileries Palace
category French court offices
Napoleonic institutions
country French Empire
dissolvedAfter fall of Napoleon I in 1814
employer court officers attached to the empress
members of the empress’s personal retinue
function ceremonial support
management of the empress’s entourage
organization of daily life of the empress
representation of the empress at court
hasPart chamberlains
dames du palais
domestic servants
equerries
first lady of the bedchamber
ladies-in-waiting
musicians
religious chaplains
secretarial staff
ushers
headOfState Emperor Napoleon I of France
linked to: Napoleon I
hierarchicalStructure organized in departments and offices
historicalContext created during the consolidation of the Napoleonic court
languageOfWork French
modeledAfter Ancien Régime royal household of France
linked to: Ancien Régime
operatedInPeriod Napoleonic era
partOf Imperial Household of Napoleon I
reorganizedDuring reign of Empress Marie-Louise
responsibleFor arrangements for imperial travels of the empress
management of the empress’s private apartments
organization of court ceremonies involving the empress
protocol for audiences granted by the empress
scope domestic life of the empress
public ceremonial life of the empress
served Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress Marie-Louise of Austria
Empress of the French
status official establishment
typeOfOrganization monarchical court institution

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Napoleonic imperial court hasPart Household of the Empress
Anna Pavlovna Scherer associatedWith Court of the Empress
linked to: Household of the Empress