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Marie Walewska, Countess Walewska (née Łączyńska; Polish: Maria Walewska; 7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817) was a Polish noblewoman in the court of Napoleon I who used her influence to sway the emperor towards the creation of an independent Polish state.
1786-1818, Napoleon’s Polish mistress. The beautiful Marie Walewska (née Laczynska) was born in Warsaw on 7 December, 1786, into a family that had been ennobled in 1574. Her father, Mathieu Laczynski, who had fought heroically during the struggle for Polish independence, died prematurely, leaving his wife Eva to bring up their six young ...
Apr 19, 2024 · Maria Walewska (born Dec. 7, 1786, Brodno, Pol.—died Dec. 15, 1817, Paris, France) was a Polish countess and mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte, whom she met in Poland (1806) and followed to Paris and finally Elba. She sought to influence his eastern European policy and to move him to create the Duchy of Warsaw. On May 4, 1810, she bore him a son ...
Walewska, Marie (1786–1817) Polish noblewoman who became the mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte in order to promote the restoration of independence to her country . Name variations: Maria Walenska; Maria Walevska; Countess Valeska.
Feb 28, 2021 · Marie Walewska: The Woman Who Stole Napoleon's Heart. Napoleon and Marie’s affair, one of the most famous love stories of all time, influenced their destinies and possibly precipitated Napoleon...
Such was the description of Marie Walewska’s appearance by Napoleon’s butler. The Polish woman was to captivate the ‘god of war’ from their very first meeting. According to many researchers, Marie Walewska was the French Emperor’s most serious mistress and his relationship with her appears to have been the happiest.
Conquest (also called Marie Walewska) is a 1937 American historical-drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo, Charles Boyer, Reginald Owen. It was produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It tells the story of the Polish Countess Marie Walewska, who becomes the mistress of Napoleon in order to influence his actions ...
