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Jun 19, 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.
4 days ago · Josephine de Beauharnais: Marie-Josephe-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie. 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 ...
4 days ago · His mother was Hortense de Beauharnais, the only daughter of Napoleon's wife Joséphine by her first marriage to Alexandre de Beauharnais. He was the first Bonaparte prince born after the proclamation of the empire.
Jun 28, 2024 · Joséphine de Beauharnais (pronounced: [ʒo.ze.fin də‿bo.aʁ.nɛ]; née Tascher de la Pagerie; 23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Napoleon I, and thus the first Empress of the French.
Jun 25, 2024 · She fulfilled Napoleon's wishes for an heir; his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais, had disappointed him in that regard, so he divorced her in 1809. He called Joséphine his true love (though he had a number of other relationships throughout his life), and reputedly, his last word was "Josephine."
Jun 22, 2024 · In 1793, with David’s help, Gros went to Italy, where in Genoa he met Joséphine de Beauharnais and, through her, his hero, Napoleon. In 1796 he followed the French army to Arcole and was present when Napoleon planted the French flag on the bridge.
Jun 18, 2024 · Portrait of a Young Man was created by Raphael probably in 1513-1514. By many, it is considered the most important painting to go missing during World War II. It was most certainly stolen from the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Kraków, Poland by the Nazis.
