The PrestigiousThe PrestigiousJosephine BonaparteJosephine Bonaparte

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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.”