Ribald Classic: On Parade
August, 1970
The History of the royal Bonapartes of Holland has always been attended by the most piquant rumors of amorous intrigue. Louis Bonaparte, king by grace of his brother the great Napoleon, was a man of shabby character who was married to Hortense de Beauharnais, the lovely daughter of Napoleon's empress. Although Queen Hortense felt only disgust for her husband and lived as far away as possible from him, she nevertheless managed to present him with three pretty children. Louis, despite his aversion...
