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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.
- 7 December 1786, Kiernozia, Poland
- Napoleon I Bonaparte (1806–1810) 1 child
- 11 December 1817 (aged 31), Paris, France
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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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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.
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How did their relationship begin? It is believed that Napoleon met Marie on 1 January 1807 while a wheel of his carriage was being changed at Błonie near Warsaw. According to the Emperor’s itinerary, however, this was not possible, as he was 100 kilometres away at the time.
On 4 June 1846, she became the second wife of the Polish Count (later Duke) Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (4 May 1810 – 27 September 1868), the illegitimate son of Napoleon and his mistress, Countess Marie Walewska, and a Minister of the French Cabinet during the Second Empire.
Secondly, the European scene was dominated as never before by a single man: the French dictator, Napoleon Bonaparte. As Napoleon's mistress starting in the eventful year of 1807, Marie shared his intimate life; she also apparently had an opportunity to make him personally receptive to the hopes of the Polish people.
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