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My posts are always presented in English and French, my native language.

About Simparte

This Sims blog traces the history of the French Simparte family, inspired by the Bonaparte family. My story is part of a fictitious, alternative France. The current emperor, Napoléon V of the Third Empire. You will follow the story of Napoléon V and his family, which is intended for the general public, although some subjects may be adult.

About questions & collaborations

Don't hesitate to ask questions: about the characters, I'm open to collaborations, wcif, about my creations, etc. I don’t take orders for the poses & cc I create. But I’m open to suggestions!

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News about the imperial family (August 2026)

⚜ Last great event: Official portrait of the Regency Council at the Château de Versailles

⚜ Politics: Jules Bousquet, new Prime Minister of Francesim

⚜ House of Simparte: Napoleon V's birthday

⚜ Imperial engagements abroad: State Visit in Thornolia @modernthornoliachronicles

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

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Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

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Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

Beginning ▬ Previous ▬ Next

Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

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Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

Beginning ▬ Previous ▬ Next

Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

Beginning ▬ Previous ▬ Next

Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°68 | Francesim, Grand Trianon, 10 Brumaire An 231

Beginning ▬ Previous ▬ Next

Thanks to @funkyllama and @officalroyalsofpierreland for attending Louis's birthday party!

The surprise birthday party organized by Empress Charlotte begins, and champagne is served. Louis greets his uncle and his family and friends, shaking a few hands. Then he spots his friends from the Naval Academy, and Laura with them.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°67 | Francesim, Versailles, 10 Brumaire An 231

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Upon returning from his state visit to Thornolia, Napoleon V is finally reunited with his wife at Versailles. While he hopes to enjoy a romantic evening with Charlotte after several days apart, the Empress deliberately keeps him in the dark about an event of which he knows nothing. Led to his apartments, the Emperor discovers that the Grand Chamberlain is already waiting for him to prepare him for a mysterious reception organized behind his back. Despite his attempts to get information, neither Charlotte nor Edouard de Luys give in.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°67 | Francesim, Versailles, 10 Brumaire An 231

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Upon returning from his state visit to Thornolia, Napoleon V is finally reunited with his wife at Versailles. While he hopes to enjoy a romantic evening with Charlotte after several days apart, the Empress deliberately keeps him in the dark about an event of which he knows nothing. Led to his apartments, the Emperor discovers that the Grand Chamberlain is already waiting for him to prepare him for a mysterious reception organized behind his back. Despite his attempts to get information, neither Charlotte nor Edouard de Luys give in.

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⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°67 | Francesim, Versailles, 10 Brumaire An 231

Beginning ▬ Previous ▬ Next

Upon returning from his state visit to Thornolia, Napoleon V is finally reunited with his wife at Versailles. While he hopes to enjoy a romantic evening with Charlotte after several days apart, the Empress deliberately keeps him in the dark about an event of which he knows nothing. Led to his apartments, the Emperor discovers that the Grand Chamberlain is already waiting for him to prepare him for a mysterious reception organized behind his back. Despite his attempts to get information, neither Charlotte nor Edouard de Luys give in.

Merci @wessexroyalfamily for the WIP Challenge!

So yes, on my end, this is definitely a WIP… I'm right in the middle of construction, and it's proving to be quite a headache.

Let me introduce both my greatest love and my worst enemy at the same time:

I'm trying to recreate and modernize the Palais des Tuileries, which served as the principal residence of French sovereign families long before -and long after- Louis XIV and Versailles.

At the top of the lithograph is the Louvre and its Cour Carrée. At the bottom is the Palais des Tuileries facing it - the palace I'm recreating. The two buildings were finally connected by Visconti during the reign of Napoleon III, although the project itself dates back to Henri IV's ambitions during the French Renaissance.

The last French sovereign, Napoleon III, lived in the Palais des Tuileries until 1870, when the Second Empire fell. Then, in 1871, a major fire completely devastated the palace. Only ruins remained, and they were soon demolished.

Today, only the Tuileries Garden survives… But that's enough history for now.

In my fictional universe, I decided that the Palais des Tuileries was never destroyed. I think it's fascinating for the Simparte family to inherit such an important piece of imperial heritage.

View of the Palais des Tuileries from the Louvre, circa 1860.

So why am I telling you all this? Well, because I'm running into a lot of challenges recreating it in-game.

The Palais des Tuileries is extremely long and therefore very poorly suited to The Sims 4, especially with its square 64x64 lots.

It no longer exists, so it can't be studied in person today. Recreating it requires a great deal of archival research to get as close as possible to what it may have looked like at a particular moment in time.

It was made up of incredibly grand rooms, some of them spanning multiple floors. Capturing their true scale and depth is difficult, especially since many of these spaces were designed along long enfilades.

For example, the Grand Staircase is a challenge all by itself.

Watercolors by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc depicting the Grand Staircase of the Tuileries, c. 1840.

In-game, if I respected its actual proportions, the staircase alone would occupy half the lot and rise across three floors - if not more. So I've recreated a miniature version instead, which is still very much under construction :

Another example is the palace itself. For a long time I hesitated : should I preserve its original elongated layout, or completely adapt it to a 64x64 lot?

In the end, I chose adaptation. I essentially folded the palace back onto itself, almost like a wraparound design. But to make that work, I had to accept removing Napoleon I's triumphal arch…

Various views of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which served as the ceremonial entrance to the Palais des Tuileries.

Which pains me greatly (oui oui).

The Salon des Maréchaux, recreated from Napoleon III-era visual references for my fiction (also still under construction).

This is the palace's grand reception hall and the room I use and showcase most often (for now). It opens onto the main balcony and serves as a major representational space for the Imperial Family -hosting balls, investiture ceremonies, and major announcements such as the proclamation of the Regency.

I'll stop here before this turns into a full dissertation.

Thank you to everyone who made it all the way through my tale of suffering!

I'm tagging @funkyllama and @theroyalthornoliachronicles !

#simparte #tuileries #wip

⚜ Le Cabinet Noir | N°67 | Francesim, Versailles, 10 Brumaire An 231

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Upon returning from his state visit to Thornolia, Napoleon V is finally reunited with his wife at Versailles. While he hopes to enjoy a romantic evening with Charlotte after several days apart, the Empress deliberately keeps him in the dark about an event of which he knows nothing. Led to his apartments, the Emperor discovers that the Grand Chamberlain is already waiting for him to prepare him for a mysterious reception organized behind his back. Despite his attempts to get information, neither Charlotte nor Edouard de Luys give in.

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A Hidden Conversation

Highland House Drawing Room

Oliver: Are you sure about this? We can still turn around- Hortense [sighing]: Mon Prince, I am sure. After all you have done to facilitate this...I want to hear his words. Oliver: I know...I know I just [worried] I just worry...

Hortense [soothingly]: Everything shall be alright...you worry too much Oliver: When it comes to you, I can never worry enough.

Hortense: Mon Dieu....shall I start praying for our daughters now Monsieur Over Protective? Oliver [teasing]: Oh absolutely-

Angus: Mr. Louis Simparte, Your Royal Highnesses. Hortense: Thank you Angus. Bonjour Grand-père. Louis: Your Royal Highness. I am…very pleased to meet you. Hortense: And I, you. I assume you have met my overprotective husband? Louis [chuckling]: We had a lovely chat 2 days ago… Oliver: Angus, leave us please. No one shall bother us unless it is an emergency. Angus: of course sir.

Hortense: Why… expose our family life like this, in a book? And… at such a difficult time for us? My brother and I bear no hatred towards you. With patience, we could find a way to talk together. Louis: This has nothing to do with you personally, dear children. The bad intentions attributed to me are a distortion by the journalists.

Hortense: I know that well… Father also distrusted journalists. Louis: That’s an understatement.Hortense: Did you… hate my father?

Louis: Family stories are never simple. Hortense (shocked): A parent cannot hate their child. Oliver: I believe there is…more to it moa Gaol…however, it is possible…let us remember that your Grand-père is considered the black sheep and opposite of your family. Louis: I don’t know what motivates your brother now that he is in power. But your father was ready to do anything, and it worked for him since he became Emperor.

Hortense: What are you getting at?

Louis: Your father… was not a saint, far from it. I cannot reveal everything I know…

Hortense: …Louis: … But I can assure you that he and your uncle, Henri, committed many crimes to achieve their goals.

Oliver [in a warning tone]: Louis… Hortense: What are you talking about? Louis (sighs): At the very least, against me, they tried to silence me, you see. Hortense: Another understatement?… Louis: I would like us to make up for lost time, if you wish, of course. I didn't really come here to talk about all this... I just want to… Well, I’m curious to get to know my granddaughter. Hortense: I… I need to think about it, my apologies Louis.

Oliver: Louis…we will be in touch once my wife has made her decision…you must understand that you have dropped quite the bomb on her. As we discussed, she holds a deep love for her father. Napoleon IV as a father was a very different man to Napoleon IV the Emperor who most likely evolved over time. Louis: I understand Oliver…I just hope that I have not ruined my chances with getting to know you dear Hortense…there is more to a person than what one sees…and I am quite in awe that your father inspires such familial loyalty in you. That is a sign of a good father. A father that loved you. But both things about him can be true dear child. Oliver: You must understand the amount of nuance that we are dealing with here Louis. We must strike the balance between how you feel and the expectations of the Imperial court. But Hortense shall drive how this moves forward...

Hortense [quietly to Oliver]: Mon Prince…I think I need some air… Oliver: I will have Angus show you out Louis. If you will excuse us.

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Napoleon V and the "Ice Princess"

What really happened between the Emperor of Francesim and Thornolia's famously reserved Princess Royal?

By Isabelle Margot | Point Royal

Away from the official cameras, another story quietly captivated royal watchers. It was neither the friendship between King Aurélien and Emperor Napoleon V, nor the Kingdom's gradual rapprochement with Europesim.

Instead, all eyes turned to two young royals who, at first glance, could hardly have seemed more different.

On one side stood a twenty-year-old emperor whose charisma and spontaneity have already become his unmistakable trademark. On the other was Her Royal Highness Madame Royale Éléonore of Thornolia, twenty-two, renowned throughout Europesim for her reserve, discipline and unwavering sense of duty. These qualities have earned her the affectionate nickname the Ice Princess.

Two Opposite Temperaments

From the very first hours of the visit, their contrasting personalities were impossible to ignore.

Napoleon V makes little effort to hide his emotions. He laughs easily, speaks enthusiastically with local residents and is known to step outside rigid protocol whenever circumstances allow.

Princess Eleanor, meanwhile, remained true to herself. Always perfectly composed. Every gesture carefully measured. Every smile a rare one. Each public appearance reflected years of rigorous royal upbringing. And yet, it was precisely this contrast that gradually became the defining image of the visit.

Observers noticed that the Emperor seemed particularly keen to include Madame Royale in conversations, often slowing his pace so that they could walk together during the more informal engagements around Port Olivier.

Far from appearing uncomfortable, Eleanor gradually seemed to relax. Without ever losing her composure.

Beyond Protocol

Several palace sources described their conversations as "surprisingly natural." One moment in particular attracted considerable attention.

Following the regatta, while members of both delegations gathered informally on the harbour, the Emperor and the Princess were seen talking alone for several minutes.

Witnesses are unanimous: nothing extraordinary took place. Not a single romantic gesture. Simply two young royals discussing the regatta. Perhaps it was precisely because so little happened that imaginations began to run wild.

An Emperor Who Refuses Distance

Napoleon V's style already differs markedly from that of his predecessors. Where previous sovereigns cultivated solemnity, he appears refreshingly approachable. He jokes with sailors. He chats with students. He thanks palace staff personally. He has no hesitation sitting on the harbour wall or rolling up his sleeves before climbing aboard a yacht. Some observers consider this approach overly informal.

Others see in it precisely the image of the modern monarchy younger generations hope to see.

Eleanor, by contrast, embodies continuity. She rarely allows her emotions to become visible in public. Watching the Emperor gently encourage her to take a greater part in conversations became one of the most charming - and undoubtedly one of the most unexpected -moments of the visit.

Both live every public appearance under constant media scrutiny. Both know that a single smile can become tomorrow's headline. Sometimes, that shared experience is enough to create an immediate sense of understanding.

Royal Notebook

Has the "Ice Princess" Finally Melted? Palace insiders are unanimous: there was no romance, no secret meetings and no diplomatic intrigue. They do, however, agree on one point. Madame Royale appeared noticeably more relaxed in the Emperor's company than during any of her previous international engagements. In royal life, it is often the smallest gestures that tell the most memorable stories.

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A Hidden Conversation

Highland House Drawing Room

Oliver: Are you sure about this? We can still turn around- Hortense [sighing]: Mon Prince, I am sure. After all you have done to facilitate this...I want to hear his words. Oliver: I know...I know I just [worried] I just worry...

Hortense [soothingly]: Everything shall be alright...you worry too much Oliver: When it comes to you, I can never worry enough.

Hortense: Mon Dieu....shall I start praying for our daughters now Monsieur Over Protective? Oliver [teasing]: Oh absolutely-

Angus: Mr. Louis Simparte, Your Royal Highnesses. Hortense: Thank you Angus. Bonjour Grand-père. Louis: Your Royal Highness. I am…very pleased to meet you. Hortense: And I, you. I assume you have met my overprotective husband? Louis [chuckling]: We had a lovely chat 2 days ago… Oliver: Angus, leave us please. No one shall bother us unless it is an emergency. Angus: of course sir.

Hortense: Why… expose our family life like this, in a book? And… at such a difficult time for us? My brother and I bear no hatred towards you. With patience, we could find a way to talk together. Louis: This has nothing to do with you personally, dear children. The bad intentions attributed to me are a distortion by the journalists.

Hortense: I know that well… Father also distrusted journalists. Louis: That’s an understatement.Hortense: Did you… hate my father?

Louis: Family stories are never simple. Hortense (shocked): A parent cannot hate their child. Oliver: I believe there is…more to it moa Gaol…however, it is possible…let us remember that your Grand-père is considered the black sheep and opposite of your family. Louis: I don’t know what motivates your brother now that he is in power. But your father was ready to do anything, and it worked for him since he became Emperor.

Hortense: What are you getting at?

Louis: Your father… was not a saint, far from it. I cannot reveal everything I know…

Hortense: …Louis: … But I can assure you that he and your uncle, Henri, committed many crimes to achieve their goals.

Oliver [in a warning tone]: Louis… Hortense: What are you talking about? Louis (sighs): At the very least, against me, they tried to silence me, you see. Hortense: Another understatement?… Louis: I would like us to make up for lost time, if you wish, of course. I didn't really come here to talk about all this... I just want to… Well, I’m curious to get to know my granddaughter. Hortense: I… I need to think about it, my apologies Louis.

Oliver: Louis…we will be in touch once my wife has made her decision…you must understand that you have dropped quite the bomb on her. As we discussed, she holds a deep love for her father. Napoleon IV as a father was a very different man to Napoleon IV the Emperor who most likely evolved over time. Louis: I understand Oliver…I just hope that I have not ruined my chances with getting to know you dear Hortense…there is more to a person than what one sees…and I am quite in awe that your father inspires such familial loyalty in you. That is a sign of a good father. A father that loved you. But both things about him can be true dear child. Oliver: You must understand the amount of nuance that we are dealing with here Louis. We must strike the balance between how you feel and the expectations of the Imperial court. But Hortense shall drive how this moves forward...

Hortense [quietly to Oliver]: Mon Prince…I think I need some air… Oliver: I will have Angus show you out Louis. If you will excuse us.

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@modernthornoliachronicles

Napoleon V and the "Ice Princess"

What really happened between the Emperor of Francesim and Thornolia's famously reserved Princess Royal?

By Isabelle Margot | Point Royal

Away from the official cameras, another story quietly captivated royal watchers. It was neither the friendship between King Aurélien and Emperor Napoleon V, nor the Kingdom's gradual rapprochement with Europesim.

Instead, all eyes turned to two young royals who, at first glance, could hardly have seemed more different.

On one side stood a twenty-year-old emperor whose charisma and spontaneity have already become his unmistakable trademark. On the other was Her Royal Highness Madame Royale Éléonore of Thornolia, twenty-two, renowned throughout Europesim for her reserve, discipline and unwavering sense of duty. These qualities have earned her the affectionate nickname the Ice Princess.

Two Opposite Temperaments

From the very first hours of the visit, their contrasting personalities were impossible to ignore.

Napoleon V makes little effort to hide his emotions. He laughs easily, speaks enthusiastically with local residents and is known to step outside rigid protocol whenever circumstances allow.

Princess Eleanor, meanwhile, remained true to herself. Always perfectly composed. Every gesture carefully measured. Every smile a rare one. Each public appearance reflected years of rigorous royal upbringing. And yet, it was precisely this contrast that gradually became the defining image of the visit.

Observers noticed that the Emperor seemed particularly keen to include Madame Royale in conversations, often slowing his pace so that they could walk together during the more informal engagements around Port Olivier.

Far from appearing uncomfortable, Eleanor gradually seemed to relax. Without ever losing her composure.

Beyond Protocol

Several palace sources described their conversations as "surprisingly natural." One moment in particular attracted considerable attention.

Following the regatta, while members of both delegations gathered informally on the harbour, the Emperor and the Princess were seen talking alone for several minutes.

Witnesses are unanimous: nothing extraordinary took place. Not a single romantic gesture. Simply two young royals discussing the regatta. Perhaps it was precisely because so little happened that imaginations began to run wild.

An Emperor Who Refuses Distance

Napoleon V's style already differs markedly from that of his predecessors. Where previous sovereigns cultivated solemnity, he appears refreshingly approachable. He jokes with sailors. He chats with students. He thanks palace staff personally. He has no hesitation sitting on the harbour wall or rolling up his sleeves before climbing aboard a yacht. Some observers consider this approach overly informal.

Others see in it precisely the image of the modern monarchy younger generations hope to see.

Eleanor, by contrast, embodies continuity. She rarely allows her emotions to become visible in public. Watching the Emperor gently encourage her to take a greater part in conversations became one of the most charming - and undoubtedly one of the most unexpected -moments of the visit.

Both live every public appearance under constant media scrutiny. Both know that a single smile can become tomorrow's headline. Sometimes, that shared experience is enough to create an immediate sense of understanding.

Royal Notebook

Has the "Ice Princess" Finally Melted? Palace insiders are unanimous: there was no romance, no secret meetings and no diplomatic intrigue. They do, however, agree on one point. Madame Royale appeared noticeably more relaxed in the Emperor's company than during any of her previous international engagements. In royal life, it is often the smallest gestures that tell the most memorable stories.

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