Helga Design
Empress Joséphine created an extensive collection of roses, gathering plants from
her native Martinique and from other places around the world. She grew some
250 varieties of roses
The Château de Malmaison is a country house (or château) in the city of Rueil-Malmaison about 12 km from Paris. It was formerly the
residence of Joséphine de Beauharnais
Through her daughter,
Hortense, she was the maternal grandmother of
Napoléon III. Through her son, Eugène, she was
the great-grandmother of later Swedish
and Danish kings and queens.
After her divorce from Napoléon, Joséphine received
Malmaison in her own right, along with a pension of 5
million francs a year, and
remained there until her death
in 1814
Chamber of Joséphine
Joséphine de Beauharnais 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. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during
the Reign of Terror, and she was
imprisoned in the Carmes prison until
her release five days after Alexandre's
execution
Chamber of Napoleon
Josephine: Napoleon's Incomparable Empress
Château de Malmaison
Empress Josephine Jewels
Empress Josephine Emerald Tiara
Empress Josephine Sapphire & Diamond Necklace
Josephine Coronation set with 1040 diamonds
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