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Joséphine Bonaparte ( French: [ʒozefin bɔnapaʁt], born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I and as such Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810.
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Aug 6, 2024 · Joséphine, the eldest daughter of Joseph Tascher de La Pagerie, an impoverished aristocrat who had a commission in the navy, lived the first 15 years of her life on the island of Martinique. In 1779 she married a rich young army officer, Alexandre, vicomte de Beauharnais, and moved to Paris.
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Oct 6, 2023 · Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) was a French noblewoman who was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). She was therefore Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until the annulment of her marriage on 10 January 1810, as well as Queen of Italy from March 1805 until 1810.
- Joséphine de Beauharnais, or Joséphine Bonaparte, was the first wife of French Emperor Napoleon I. In this capacity, she was Empress of the French...
- Napoleon divorced Joséphine because she was unable to produce an heir to the Bonaparte dynasty.
- Joséphine de Beauharnais primarily lived on her estate at the Château de Malmaison, 11 km (7 mi) outside Paris. It is known for its lavish gardens...
- Napoleon and Joséphine were married on 9 March 1796, and their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810.
Nov 20, 2023 · The relationship between Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais has been hailed as a love affair for the ages, but it was anything but a perfect picture of selfless devotion...
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Dec 4, 2019 · Alexandre de Beauharnais was Josephine’s first husband. In 1779, Joséphine set sail to France to marry Alexandre. They had a son, Eugène, and a daughter, Hortense, who later married Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s brother.
Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of the Emperor Napoleon I and consequently the Empress of the French from 1804 to 1809.
Jul 1, 2024 · Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife and the only woman that he claimed to love was Joséphine de Beauharnais. Her real name was Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, and she was called Rose by her family. Joséphine was Napoleon's name for her, and she adopted it as he reached the zenith of his power.