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Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte , (born February 6, 1785, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died April 4, 1879, Baltimore), one of America’s first international celebrities, known for her fashionable clothing, witty remarks, fierce independence, and ties to the Bonapartes of France. She was married briefly to Jérôme Bonaparte, king of Westphalia and youngest brother of Napoleon I. Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of William Patterson, one of the wealthiest merchants in Maryland, and Dorcas Spear, the daughter of a Baltimore flour merchant. Little is known about her early years or schooling, but ...

Revisit the golden era of high society sojourns to the coastal resorts of Cannes, Biarritz and Deauville

The country’s National Museum Of History has traveled a long, strange road from viceregal citadel to cultural institution.

Oscar Wilde quipped, “Fashion is ephemeral. Art is eternal. Indeed what is a fashion really? A fashion is ...

The most spectacular villa in the HBO show was designed and owned by Jacques Garcia, creator of the world's most exuberant interiors