Equal Time
My previous blog was about a male musician (Jim Morrison) so I thought I’d give equal time to a female musician. One of Cyndi Lauper’s more popular songs was, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun.” I thought of this song as I was researching Pauline Borghese (aka Pauline Bonaparte—Napoleon’s sister). Actually, I’m listening to Cyndi’s CD while writing this blog. As we’ll see, Pauline was just a girl wanting to have fun.
Pauline Bonaparte (1780–1825) had quite a life, both in Paris and Rome. Never one to hold political or society ambitions (she basically owed her society existence to her brother’s position), Pauline’s life was one of moving from one affair to another (being married never stopped her). Simply put, Pauline just wanted to have fun. She was very loyal to her brother as evidenced by her moving to Elba to be with Napoleon during his first exile (she was the only family member to do so). She liquidated her assets to support him during this time. After Waterloo, Pauline moved to Rome under the protection of the Pope.
