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Marie Walewska. Polish Countess. (1789-1817) One of the great loves of Napoleon Bonaparte 's life, Marie Walewska was a beautiful countess who met the French emperor after his forces occupied Warsaw in 1807.
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.
The fate of Napoleon’s mistress. A blonde, her eyes were blue, her complexion unusually white. She was not very tall, but shapely and with a delightful figure.’. 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.
Napoleon, on hearing of the birth whilst on his honeymoon, sent Marie some lace from Brussels and 20,000 golden francs. In November 1810, Marie took up residence in Paris again, bored with her life in Walewice and financially secure thanks to Napoleon; but the affair appeared to be over.
Marie took what her father believed in and did her best to fight for it. She was a Polish Independence advocate in her own right, and was lonely and wanting attention, missing her son and her birth family.
Polish noblewomen Maria Walewska (1776-1817) has become known as one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s lovers. Throughout the last two and a half centuries she has been a significant symbol figure of Napoleonic times. Yet some facts about her life, echoed in.
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Marie Walewska’s Memoirs: 3 versions – Version 1: belonging to the Count Alexandre Colonna-Walewski. Private collection.
