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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Empress Eugenie's will

July 13, 1920

The Will of the late Empress Eugenie of France was made public today. her estate was valued at more than $10,000,000, according to the New York Times. She bequeathed her mansion and estate at Farnborough, in England, to Prince Victor Napoleon and his wife, Princess Clementine of Belgium. She also left a considerable amount of money to Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, who was her goddaughter.
Many of the late Empress' jewels were of a "curious design and are considered almost priceless."

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