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P Orell
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pacha
Person[Research needed]
Pacha Gorpintchenko
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paganini
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Paget
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Pailleron
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Palais Bourbon
Person[Research needed]
Palais d Hooghworst
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Palais de l Industrie
Person[Research needed]
Palais de l'Industrie
PlaceThe Palais de l'Industrie (Palace of Industry) was a large exhibition hall on the Champs-Elysees in Paris, built for the 1855 Universal Exhibition. During Marie Bashkirtseff's time, it was best known as the venue for the annual Paris Salon, the most important art exhibition in France. For Marie, as an aspiring and then exhibiting artist, the Palais de l'Industrie was the stage on which her artistic ambitions would be judged.
Palais-Royal
PlaceA historic palace and theater complex in central Paris (1st arrondissement). By the 1880s, the Palais-Royal included gardens, arcades with shops and cafés, and the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, known for light comedies and vaudevilles.
Palajka
PersonA person in the Bashkirtseff household who announces visitors. On May 3, 1873, Palajka interrupts Marie to tell her that "Egor Stepanovitch has arrived."
Palazzo
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Palumbo
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Pandolfini
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Pandolini
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Panorama
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Pantheon
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Panurge
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Paole
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Papa (Constantin Bashkirtseff)
PersonMarie's father, Constantin Bashkirtseff (sometimes written as Bashkirtseff), appears in her diary as "papa." He was a Russian nobleman and landowner from the Poltava region of Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire).
Paparigopoulos
PersonStub entry — needs research.
parc Monceau
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paris
PlaceParis is the capital and most populous city of France. For Marie Bashkirtseff, Paris was the supreme city -- the center of artistic training, social ambition, and intellectual life in nineteenth-century Europe. She first visited as a child, returned repeatedly through the 1870s, and settled there permanently from 1877 until her death in 1884. More than any other place, Paris shaped her identity as an artist and defined the stage on which she sought fame.
Paris Fashion
PersonParis as the center of fashion in the 1870s, setting trends for all of Europe.
Paris in the 1870s
PlaceParis in the 1870s was a city in transition, recovering from the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and the Paris Commune uprising (1871) while reestablishing itself as the cultural and fashion capital of Europe. The early 1870s marked the beginning of the Third Republic in France, a period of political reorganization following the fall of Napoleon III's Second Empire.
Paris Mythology
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Parthenon
Person[Research needed]
Pascalis (family)
PersonA Parisian family who hosted a costume ball attended by Marie on 3 May 1880 — "Bal costumé chez les Pascalis plus joli que leurs soirées grâce aux costumes, on s'écrase." (Costume ball at the Pascalis' — prettier than their usual soirees thanks to the costumes; the crowd is crushing.) The Pascalis family evidently hosted regular soirees in Parisian society. No further biographical details available from diary context.
Pascarola
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paskevitch
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pasqua
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Passage Marbeuf
Person[Research needed]
Passy
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Patinage
Person[Research needed]
Patlingen
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Patti
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Patton
PlaceA dinner guest at the Bashkirtseff home on May 3, 1873, for Marie's mother's name day celebration. Listed among the guests along with the Anitchkoffs and Lefevre.
Patton Family
PersonAn American family (described by Marie as "Américains") in the Nice social circle of spring 1873. The family includes:
Paul Acard
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paul Antonelli
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paul Bashkirtseff
Person- **Full name**: Pavel Konstantinovitch Bashkirtsev (Paul Bashkirtseff in French usage)
Paul Bashkirtseff
PersonMarie's half-brother (or brother), son of Konstantin Bashkirtseff. Paul remained in Russia while Marie and her mother lived abroad in Western Europe.
Paul de Cassagnac
PersonThis entry is a redirect. The main entry for Paul de Cassagnac is at [#Cassagnac](../recurring/CASSAGNAC.md), which contains comprehensive information about Paul Adolphe Marie Prosper Granier de Cassagnac (1842--1904), the Bonapartist journalist, politician, and duelist who was one of Marie's major romantic obsessions (1876--1883).
Paul de Cassagnac
Person[Paul Adolphe Marie Prosper Granier de Cassagnac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Adolphe_Marie_Prosper_Granier_de_Cassagnac) (2 December 1842, Paris -- 4 November 1904, Saint-Viatre) was a French journalist, politician, and celebrated duelist. Editor of the Bonapartist newspaper *Le Pays* and founder of *L'Autorite*, he was one of the most combative and flamboyant figures of the early Third Republic. Marie was infatuated with him from 1876 to approximately 1880, making him one of the major romantic obsessions of her diary with approximately 280 tagged references across carnets 063--105.
Paul et Virginie
Culture*Paul et Virginie* (1788) is a novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre that tells the tragic love story of two young people raised together on the island of Mauritius. The story became one of the most popular French novels of the 18th and 19th centuries, known for its simple yet deeply moving narrative.
Paul frere
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paul Grigorievitch Bashkirtseff
PersonMarie's paternal grandfather. Russian general who served in the Crimean War. Father of Constantin Bashkirtseff (Marie's father) and four daughters.
Paul I
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Paul Le Roux
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paul Poire
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Paul Veronese
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Paul Yssayevitch
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pauline
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pauline Orell
PlaceAn identity or persona adopted by Marie Bashkirtseff as a disguise.
Pausilippe
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pavillon Royal
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pavloucha
PersonPerson in Marie's household who notices when she's upset about Lambertye not appearing.
Pavon
Person[Research needed]
Pecheur a la ligne
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pecoule
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Peinture
Culture[Research needed]
Pelikan
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pense a Pitou
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pension Huberkoller (Geneva)
PlacePension Huberkoller was a family boarding house (pension de famille) in Geneva where the Bashkirtseff family stayed in 1870 after initially lodging at the Hôtel de la Couronne. The pension had a spectacular view of Mont Blanc.
Pepino
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Père Lavigne
PersonA Jesuit priest in Nice, described by Marie as a "ex-moine jésuite, chassé du couvent, venu à Nice sans un seul sou" (a former Jesuit monk, expelled from his convent, who arrived in Nice penniless). He subsequently built the large church on the Avenue de la Gare (now Avenue Jean Médecin) through the proceeds of his sermons and charity collections. Marie has a low opinion of him theologically ("il parle bien mais c'est un jésuite, une canaille") but admires his oratory and finds his life story a "curiosity."
Pere Vassilieff
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pergola
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Pergolese
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Perivier
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Pernety
Person[Research needed]
Peronney
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Persia
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Persichini
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pertusati
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pesth
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Peter the Great
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Peterhof (Peterhof)
PlacePeterhof (now Petergof) is the imperial palace complex on the Gulf of Finland, about 30 km west of St. Petersburg. Built by Peter the Great beginning in 1714 and expanded by subsequent rulers, it was one of the most spectacular royal residences in the world, famous for its elaborate fountain system, gilded statues, and formal gardens. Known as the "Russian Versailles," Peterhof represented the grandeur of Russian imperial culture.
Petipa
CultureMarius Petipa (1818-1910) was a French-born ballet dancer and choreographer who became one of the most influential figures in classical ballet history. During Marie's childhood in Russia (1860s), Petipa was rising to prominence at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, where he worked for nearly 60 years.
Petit
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Petit Charles
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Petit Saint Thomas
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Petit-Paul
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Petite tante
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Petrarch
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Petrarque
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Peyronney
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Phaéton
CultureA phaéton (from the mythological Phaethon, who drove the sun chariot) is a light, open, four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage. In 19th-century usage, phaétons were sporty, owner-driven vehicles — unlike most carriages, the phaéton could be driven by the owner rather than a coachman, making it associated with personal dash and skill.
Philadelphia
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Philippini
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Philosophy
CultureThis thematic tag collects diary paragraphs where Marie engages with philosophical ideas, existential questions, reflections on the nature of life, death, fame, truth, morality, and human existence. With 394 references across the diary, it is one of the most frequently applied tags, reflecting the centrality of philosophical inquiry to Marie's intellectual life.
Photography (Photographie)
CulturePhotography was a relatively new technology in Marie's lifetime:
Phryne
PlaceFamous Greek courtesan (hetaera) of 4th century BCE Athens, model for Praxiteles.
Phta
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Piatnitzky
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Piccolelis
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Piccon
PersonNice separatist politician who gave controversial speech advocating Nice's separation from France. Marie names her new white dog after him.
Picha
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pickman
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Piedimonte
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pierre
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pierre Antonelli
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pierre Ivanovitch
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pierre the Great
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pierre-Alfred Ravel (Actor)
Place**Pierre-Alfred Ravel** (January 6, 1811 – April 26, 1881) was a celebrated French actor of the 19th century, best known for his appearances in comedies. He was born in Bordeaux, the son of a horse dealer.
Pietri
Person[Research needed]
Pietro Antonelli
PersonCount Pietro Antonelli was Marie's "suitor" in Rome during 1876. He was the nephew of Cardinal Giacomo Antonelli (1806-1876), Vatican Secretary of State under Pope Pius IX.
Pigalle
PersonHat maker or milliner in Nice who creates fashionable headwear for Marie and her family.
Pignatelli
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pincia
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pincio
Place- Type: places - cities
Pindare
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pintchik
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pitou
PersonMale pet dog in the Bashkirtseff household who now has a female companion.
Pizzardi
Person- Type: people - mentioned
place d Espagne
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Place de la Concorde
Person[Research needed]
Place du Peuple
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Place Masséna
PersonMain square in Nice, center of social life and chance encounters. Named after Marshal André Masséna.
Place Saint Etienne
PlaceStub entry — needs research.
Plancy
Person[Research needed]
Planté
CultureMusician performing in Nice concert, likely Francis Planté, renowned French pianist of the era.
Plantus
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Plater
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Platkarcha
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Plevako
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Plevasko
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Plevna
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Plobster
Culture"Plobster" is Marie Bashkirtseff's invented code word for men who attract her attention, either through genuine appeal or ridiculous behavior. The term appears to be her creation, possibly a playful combination of words or a private joke within her circle.
Plowden
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Plutarque
Person[Research needed]
Poitrineau
Person[Research needed]
Poland (Pologne)
PlacePoland did not exist as an independent state during Marie Bashkirtseff's lifetime, having been partitioned among Russia, Austria, and Prussia in 1772-1795. However, Poland remained a powerful cultural and political concept. Polish émigrés formed significant communities in Paris and other Western cities, and the "Polish Question" was a recurring topic in European politics. Marie encountered Polish aristocrats and artists in the social circles of Nice and Paris.
Polazac
Person[Research needed]
Politics
CultureThis thematic tag collects diary paragraphs where Marie discusses political events, politicians, elections, political opinions, political journalism, women's rights, and the intersection of politics with her social world. With 688 references across the diary, it is one of the most frequently used tags, reflecting how deeply political life permeated Marie's existence -- from salon conversations and newspaper reading to her personal engagement with feminism and her infatuations with political figures.
Poliuto
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pollack
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pollet
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Polonaise
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Poloubotok
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Poltava
PlacePoltava is a historic city in central Ukraine that served as the administrative center of Poltava Governorate (gubernia) during the Russian Empire. Marie Bashkirtseff was born near Poltava on November 11, 1859 (though some sources cite 1858), into a wealthy noble family.
Polycrate (Polycrates)
PersonPolycrates, tyrant of Samos (c. 538-522 BCE), referenced by Marie in self-reflection.
Pomar
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pomme d Api
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pompeii (Pompei)
PlacePompeii, the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, was one of the most dramatic archaeological destinations available to 19th-century travelers. Located near Naples, it was an essential stop on Marie Bashkirtseff's Italian journeys. The ongoing excavations revealed daily life in the ancient world with unprecedented vividness, and the site was a powerful attraction for artists, scholars, and tourists.
pont d Avignon
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pont Magnan
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pont Magnan (Magnan Bridge)
PersonBridge in Nice over the Magnan river, marking riding territory.
Pont Neuf
PersonBridge or location in Nice.
Popaul
PersonThis entry is a redirect. "Popaul" is Marie's affectionate/mocking diminutive nickname for [Paul de Cassagnac](../recurring/CASSAGNAC.md) (1842--1904), the Bonapartist journalist, politician, and duelist. See the main entry at [#Cassagnac](../recurring/CASSAGNAC.md) for comprehensive information.
Pope
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Porchefontaine
PlacePorchefontaine is a district in Versailles where horse races were held. Marie attends races there on Sunday, August 24, 1873.
Porcinari
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Porte Saint Martin
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Porthos
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Portrait
Culture[Research needed]
Portugal Minister
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Posati
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poste Luxembourg
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Poste Madeleine
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Potechine
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pouhon
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pourtales
Person[Research needed]
Pourville
Place[Research needed]
Pousslowsky
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Poustynka
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Pozzuali
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Prater
PersonMarie's large dog who accompanied her in Paris and was well-known in society.
Pratt
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pre Catalan
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Preaulx
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Preiss
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President Republique
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Pressac
Person[Research needed]
Priam
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pribilsky
Person[Research needed]
Prince Auguste de Hohenlohe Oehringen
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Bojidar Karageorgevitch
PersonPrince Bojidar Karageorgevitch (1861-1908) was the younger son of Prince George Karageorgevitch, pretender to the throne of Serbia. He was part of the senior branch of the Serbian royal family.
Prince d Autriche
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
prince de Bourbon
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince de Conde
PersonStub entry — needs research.
prince de Galles
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
prince de Hohenlohe
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince de Melissano
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince de Piemont
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince de Prusse
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince de Santasiglia
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Dolgorouky
PersonRussian prince seen walking with Prince Wittgenstein on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice.
Prince Eristoff
PersonMarie's cousin, Russian prince.
Prince Eristoff
PersonPrince Eristoff (also Eristavi) was a member of one of the most prominent Georgian princely families. The Eristavi (literally "head of the people") were feudal rulers in Georgia who retained their princely titles after Georgia's incorporation into the Russian Empire. Several members of the Eristoff family were prominent in Russian and European high society during the 19th century.
Prince et Princesse Mechtcherski
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Gagarine
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Giovanni Borghese
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Gortschakoff
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Humbert
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Imperial (Napoléon Eugène Louis Bonaparte)
PersonNapoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte (1856-1879), known as the Prince Imperial, was the only child of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. His death in June 1879 during the Zulu War was a major political and emotional event for Bonapartists, including Marie Bashkirtseff.
Prince Ipsilani
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Jaxa
PersonStub entry — needs research.
prince Jerome
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
prince Karageorgevitch
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Louis Esterhazy
PersonHungarian prince, renowned gentleman-rider who stayed at Shepheard's Hotel with Hamilton and won races on Hamilton's horse.
prince Louis-Napoleon
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
prince Lucien Murat
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Mechtchersky
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Melissano
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Napoleon
Person[Research needed]
Prince Napoleon (Plon-Plon)
Person"Plon-Plon" was the popular nickname for Prince Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-1891), a member of the Bonaparte family and a political figure during the Second Empire and early Third Republic. His more formal title was Prince Jerome Napoleon.
Prince Napoleon Jerome
Person[Research needed]
Prince Nicolas de Nassau
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Odescalchi
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince of Wales
PersonAlbert Edward, Prince of Wales (1841-1910), later King Edward VII of England. Son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Marie becomes obsessed with him after seeing him at the theater in Nice in March 1875.
prince Orloff
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Ouroussoff
Person[Research needed]
prince Philippe de Bourbon
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Pierre
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Pierre Karageorgevitch
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Radzivill
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Reuss
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Serignano
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Soutzo
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
prince Strozzi
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Tcherkassky
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Tchetvertinski
PersonRussian prince who reminds Marie strongly of someone named Chilovski in his manner of speaking. Present at the Masséna charity sale in February 1874.
Prince Tchetvertinsky
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Tondi
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Prince Victor
Person[Research needed]
Prince Wittgenstein
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Prince Zunica
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Princes de Reuss
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princes Orleans
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princess Beatrice
Person[Research needed]
Princess Belocelsky
PersonRussian princess, sister of Mlle Skobeleff who is marrying Grand Duke Nicolas in 1874.
Princess Belosselsky
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Princess de Sagan
Person[Research needed]
Princess Eristoff
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Princess Karageorgevitch
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Princess Marguerite
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Princess Muliterno
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Princess Nathalie Galitzine
PersonThe identification is confirmed by multiple raw carnet indices which explicitly state: "Bête: Galitzine (princesse)" and "Galitzine (Mme Nathalie, princesse), [Bête, Cunegunda]." Marie also uses "Cunegunda" as an alternate nickname -- an allusion to Voltaire's Candide, where Cunégonde is the naive heroine, used here with affectionate irony for the princess's simplicity: "la Bête, l'insipide Cunegunda" (014, Dec 11, 1873).
Princess of Monaco
PersonTraveling companion of the Duke and Duchess of Hamilton to Constantinople in April 1874.
Princess Pignatelli
Person- Type: people - aristocracy
Princess Souvaroff
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Princess Souvoroff
PersonRussian princess in Nice social circle. From one of Russia's most distinguished military families.
Princesse
Person[Research needed]
Princesse Brancoveanu
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse d Augri
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse de Beauharnais
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse de Bourbon
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse de Caraman
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse de Galles
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse de Piedimonte
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse de Sagan
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Eristoff
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Gerace
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Karageorgevitch
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Kotchoubey
PersonMember of the prominent Kochubey (Kotchoubey) Russian aristocratic family. Marie encounters her at the skating rink at the Cercle de la Méditerranée in Nice.
princesse Marguerite
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Mathilde
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse Souvoroff
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Souvorov
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Tcherkassky
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Princesse Thyra
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse Troubetskoy
Person- Type: people - mentioned
princesse Troubetzkoy
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Princesse Ypsilanti
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Principi di Torchiaroli (Caracciolo branch)
Family- **House**: Caracciolo di Torchiarolo
Prix de Rome
Person[Research needed]
Prodgers
PlaceEnglish person in Nice social circles, known for participating in theatrical presentations and public pranks. Later revealed to be "la Prodgers" - a woman of questionable social standing.
Professor Negre
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Promenade
CultureThe promenade was a central social ritual of 19th-century upper-class life — a daily or near-daily public appearance, whether on foot, on horseback, or in a carriage, along established routes at established hours. The purpose was as much social as recreational: to see and be seen, to exchange greetings, to display one's dress, equipage, and social connections.
Promenade des Anglais
PlaceThe famous waterfront promenade in Nice, France, created in the 1820s by the English colony there. It became the social center of Nice's international community during the 19th century.
Promenade Music
Culture- Type: culture - music
Provence
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Providence
Person[Research needed]
Prusse
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Prussiens
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Psyche
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Putiphar
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Pygmalion
PersonStub entry — needs research.