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Pearl, Cora, ? 1835-1886 (courtesan)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: ? 1835 - 1886

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

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MacDonald Critchley: Collections on Cora Pearl and Medical history of Napoleon III

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8569
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, articles, newscuttings and photographs compiled by Macdonald Critchley relating to Cora Pearl and the medical history of Napoleon III. Cora Pearl (1835 ?-1886) was a courtesan during the Second Empire in France. Her real name was Emma Elizabeth Crouch. Napoleon III (1808-1873) was Emperor of France, 1852-1870.

Dates: 1950
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