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Called the "Flower of the Bonapartes", she was born Hortense Eugenie, the daughter of Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie. Her father was executed during the Reign of Terror, and her mother then married Napoleon Bonaparte, becoming Empress of France.
Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtɑ̃s øʒeni sesil bɔnapaʁt]; née de Beauharnais, pronounced [də boaʁnɛ]; 10 April 1783 – 5 October 1837) was Queen consort of Holland. She was the stepdaughter of Emperor Napoléon I as the daughter of his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
She is widely known as Joséphine de Beauharnais (French: [ʒozefin də boaʁnɛ]). Joséphine's marriage to Napoleon was her second. Her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes Prison until five days after his execution.
French composer, artist, queen and regent of Holland, and mother of Napoleon III. Name variations: Hortense, Queen of Holland; Hortense Beauharnais; Hortense Bonaparte; Eugenie Hortense de Beauharnais. Born Eugénie Hortense de Beauharnais in Paris, France, on April 10, 1783; died in Arenenberg, Switzerland, on October 5, 1837; daughter of ...
Hortense learned to live with these misfortunes. She followed Napoleon to Malmaison, where on 25-29 June, 1815, the fallen emperor spent a few days with his memories. On Napoleon’s departure, Hortense was not trusted. Alexander stood aloof and found it difficult to pardon the princess’s “irrational” behaviour.
Queen Hortense, Duchess of Saint Leu, was the daughter of Joséphine de Beauharnais, the wife of King Louis of Holland, and mother of Napoleon III.
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