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Characteristics. Colour: Bright pink. Flowering: Once Flowering. Fragrance: Medium-strong, Old Rose/fruity. Bloom Size: Large. Family: Old Rose. Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 3ft. Breeder: Descemet. Year of Introduction: 1815. Suitable for zones: Zones 4-11. Ideal For. Mixed Border. Growing Conditions. East, South, West Facing. All soil types.
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Joséphine Bonaparte (French: [ʒozefin bɔnapaʁt], born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was Empress of the French as the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810.
3 days ago · daughter Hortense. son Eugène de Beauharnais. (Show more) Joséphine (born June 23, 1763, Trois-Îlets, Martinique—died May 29, 1814, Malmaison, France) was the consort of Napoleon Bonaparte and empress of the French.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
His most famous work, “Les Roses,” a three-volume set with 170 hand-colored plates, was published after Joséphine’s death but was originally inspired by the empress and her garden. While Joséphine did not show much interest in roses during her early years of gardening, she later became enamored with the flower.
She brought in horticulturists from the United Kingdom, and Napoleon ordered his warship commanders to search any seized vessels for plants to be sent to Joséphine’s collections. In 1810, she hosted a rose exhibition and produced the first written history on the cultivation of roses.
Sep 6, 2021 · Historical literature tells us that Josephine Bonaparte (1763 – 1814), who became the Empress of France between 1804 and 1809 as the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, is remembered for her extensive rose gardens which displayed all the roses known at the time. Strangely there appears to be no list of the roses that Josephine grew.
Nov 21, 2023 · History | November 21, 2023. The Real History Behind Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’. A new Hollywood epic traces Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise and fall through his checkered...
