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Becoming The Empress Of France ✌ Josephine had two children; a son Eugene de Beauharnias and one daughter, Hortense de Beauharnias. ✌ Napoleon wanted a beautiful wife who was only a little older than him. ✌ She was a mistress to several leading political figures. ✌ Whereupon her first meeting with Napoeleon, he fell head over heels ✌ She agreed to marry the rising young army officer after he had been appointed commander of the Italian Expedition.
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The PrestigiousThe PrestigiousJosephine BonaparteJosephine Bonaparte
Jasmin Gomez18 Fevrier 2009Period: 1
Her StartHer Start Marie Josephine Rose Tascher de la
Plagerie Born on June 23, 1763 Eldest Daughter of Joseph Tascher
de la Plagerie Married rich young officer only after
her sister died and he agreed to marry her. His name was Alexandre Victome de Beauharnais.
Alexandre was ashamed of her and she ended up divorcing him. They later became friends
Becoming The Empress Of Becoming The Empress Of FranceFrance✌Josephine had two children; a son
Eugene de Beauharnias and one daughter, Hortense de Beauharnias.
✌Napoleon wanted a beautiful wife who was only a little older than him.
✌She was a mistress to several leading political figures.
✌Whereupon her first meeting with Napoeleon, he fell head over heels
✌She agreed to marry the rising young army officer after he had been appointed commander of the Italian Expedition.
Committed? Committed? Married to Napoleon in a civil ceremony
on March 9, 1796. Six years older than him Crowned by her husband in the Notre-
Dame cathedral. Napoleon’s family disliked her. She never responded to his love letter
while he was in a campaign in Egypt in 1798-99
She flirted with many other army officers, mainly Hippoyte Charles.
Napoleon threatened to divorce her but her children dissuaded him.
Alls well that ends wellAlls well that ends well Josephine later remained loyal to him Now the tables turned and Napoleon cheated
on her. Although they had their indifferences,
Napoleon loved her. He later married Marie-Louise of Austria after
divorcing Josephine. Josephine could no longer have children so
Napoleon remarried to have his only blood heir Josephine died in 1814 and was loved by her
people. Napoleon regretted their divorce. His last
words were, “France, the army, Josephine.”