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Albine de Montholon (18 December 1779 - 25 March 1848) was a French noblewoman, and the wife of Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon. She was reputed to be the mistress of Napoleon during his exile on Saint Helena .
- Napoleon’s Poisoner?
- Montholon The Embellisher
- Montholon on St. Helena
- Helping Napoleon III
Like Lowe, Charles de Montholon has a bad reputation. While Lowe’s star has risen over the years, Montholon’s has sunk. This is mainly due to the theory that Napoleon died of arsenic poisoning and that Montholon was the most likely poisoner. This accusation – first put forward by a Swedish dentist, Sten Forshufvud, in 1961 and widely promulgated by...
Charles de Montholon’s reputation did not start out high. Montholon had a tendency to embellish his record with unsubstantiated facts. Among the British officers on St. Helena, he was known as “Liar,” a nickname Albert Benhamoutraces back to a remark Napoleon made to Dr. Barry O’Meara in February 1816. Hudson Lowe said of Montholon: Montholon, who ...
After Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Waterlooin 1815, Charles de Montholon inserted himself in Napoleon’s retinue. He became one of the few officers allowed to accompany the Emperor to St. Helena. Albine and Tristan went with him. Initially thinking they were going just to England, Albine left their eight-month-old son Charles-Frédéric (1814-18...
After Napoleon’s deathon May 5, 1821, Charles de Montholon returned to Europe. He rejoined Albine and the children, and embarked on a life of grandeur. He bought a hotel in Paris and joined numerous business ventures, none of them very successful. By the late 1820s, he was bankrupt, with a debt of almost 4 million francs. In 1828, Albine – who had ...
Sep 24, 2023 · Countess Albine de Montholon. With her portrait painted by one of the most well-known French artists of the era, it is not surprising to learn that Countess Albine was one of Napoleon I’s...
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Albine de Montholon (18 décembre 1779 [1] - 25 mars 1848) [2], née Albine Hélène de Vassal et épouse de Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, est connue comme maîtresse de Napoléon lors de son exil à Sainte-Hélène.
After the second abdication (22 June 1815), he and his wife, Albine de Montholon, accompanied the Emperor to Rochefort, where Napoleon adopted the proposal, which emanated from Count Las Cases, that he should throw himself on the generosity of the British and surrender to HMS Bellerophon.
Albine de Montholon was a French woman who accompanied her husband Charles Tristan de Montholon to St Helena, where she had a son with Napoleon. She left the island in 1819, after a dispute with Napoleon over her affair with Lt. Basil Jackson, and died in 1848.
Apr 6, 2021 · Albine de Montholon was Napoleon Bonaparte's last lover and a survivor of the French Revolution. In this interview, she reveals her story of exile, ambition, and love on St. Helena Island.
