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  1. 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.

  2. Marie Walewska was a Polish countess who became Napoleon's mistress in 1807 and gave birth to his son in 1810. Learn about her life, family, political role, and legacy in this biography from napoleon.org.

  3. 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 ...

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  4. 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.

  5. 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...

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  7. Such was the description of Marie Walewskas 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.

  8. 553: Marie Walewska, Napoleon’s Mistress. Born: 7 December 1786, Warsaw, Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Present-day Warsaw, Poland) Died: 11 December 1817, Paris, France. Also Known As: Maria Walewska. Marie was a member of the aristocracy who married well when she was eighteen. She had a son with her husband, who was sixty-eight when they wed.

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