Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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Blue silk wedding dress worn by Empress Eugenie in 1853

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