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Joséphine de Beauharnais

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Joséphine de Beauharnais

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. As Napoleon's consort, she was also Queen of Italy from 26 May 1805 until the 1810 annulment. She is widely known as Joséphine de Beauharnais (French: [ʒozefin də boaʁnɛ]) or Empress Joséphine. Joséphine's marriage to Napoleon was her second. Her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until five days after his execution. Through her children by Beauharnais, she was the grandmother of Emperor Napoleon III of France and Empress Amélie of Brazil. Members of the current royal families of Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Norway and the grand ducal family of Luxembourg also descend from her. Because she did not bear Napoleon any children, he had their marriage annulled and married Marie Louise of Austria. Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon, many of which still exist. A patron of art, Joséphine worked closely with sculptors, painters and interior decorators to establish a unique Consular and empire style at the Château de Malmaison. She became one of the leading collectors of different forms of art of her time, such as sculpture and painting. The Château de Malmaison was noted for its rose garden, which she supervised closely.

Infobox

Tenure
23 May 1805 – 10 January 1810
Coronation
2 December 1804
Born
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie(1763-06-23)23 June 1763Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique, Kingdom of France
Died
29 May 1814(1814-05-29) (aged 50)Rueil-Malmaison, Kingdom of France
Burial
Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Spouses
mw- Alexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais (m. 1779; died 1794) Napoleon I (m. 1796; ann. 1810)
Issue
Eugène de Beauharnais, Duke of LeuchtenbergHortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland
House
Tascher de La Pagerie
Father
Joseph Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie
Mother
Rose Claire des Vergers de Sannois

Tables

· Arms
Empress of the French(1804–1809)
Empress of the French'smonogram(1804–1809)
Duchess of Navarre(1810–1814)
· External links
Royal titles
Royal titles
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Royal titles
VacantMonarchy abolishedTitle last held byMarie Antoinette as Queen consort of the French
VacantMonarchy abolishedTitle last held byMarie Antoinette as Queen consort of the French
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
VacantMonarchy abolishedTitle last held byMarie Antoinette as Queen consort of the French
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Empress consort of the French 18 May 1804 – 10 January 1810
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
VacantTitle next held byMarie Louise of Austria
Preceded byIsabella of Portugalas consort to the last crowned monarch, 1530
Preceded byIsabella of Portugalas consort to the last crowned monarch, 1530
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Preceded byIsabella of Portugalas consort to the last crowned monarch, 1530
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Queen consort of Italy 26 May 1805 – 10 January 1810
French nobility
French nobility
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
French nobility
New title
New title
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
New title
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Duchess of Navarre 9 April 1810 – 29 May 1814
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Succeeded byAuguste de Beauharnais
Joséphine de Beauharnais Tascher de La PagerieBorn: 23 June 1763 Died: 29 May 1814
Royal titles
VacantMonarchy abolishedTitle last held byMarie Antoinette as Queen consort of the French
Empress consort of the French 18 May 1804 – 10 January 1810
VacantTitle next held byMarie Louise of Austria
Preceded byIsabella of Portugalas consort to the last crowned monarch, 1530
Queen consort of Italy 26 May 1805 – 10 January 1810
French nobility
New title
Duchess of Navarre 9 April 1810 – 29 May 1814
Succeeded byAuguste de Beauharnais

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