Pauline Bonaparte — A Nymphomaniac Sister of Napoleon

Napoleon’s little sister had a lively love life

Peter Preskar
Lessons from History
5 min readJan 4, 2021

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Pauline Bonaparte in Canova’s studio by Lorenzo Valles (Image:aline-voinot.com)

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was a military genius who transformed France into a military superpower.

He knew how to subdue kings and princes, but he had big difficulties to keep his family members in order. His rebellious brothers and mischievous sisters made him say…

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