Joséphine de Beauharnais, Empress Joséphine

Joséphine de Beauharnais (June 23, 1763 – May 29, 1814) was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte, and became Empress of France. emplress josephine of france, painted by francois gerard This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... June 23 is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 191 days remaining. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Bonaparte as general, by Antoine-Jean Gros. ...

She was born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique on a slave plantation, the daughter of Joseph-Gaspard de Tascher, chevalier, seigneur de la Pagerie, lieutenant of infantry of the navy, and Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sanois. Les Trois-Îlets is a commune of the Martinique overseas département of France. ... The word slaves has several meanings and usages: People who are owned by others, and live to serve them without pay. ... Forestry plantations A plantation of Douglas-fir in Washington, USA; note the trees of uniform size and planted in straight lines, and the lack of diversity in the ground flora In forestry, plantations of trees are typically grown as an even-aged monoculture for timber production, as opposed to a...

Her sister Catherine-Désirée, who had been promised to a French army officer, Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais, died on October 16, 1777. Alexandre agreed to marry Joséphine instead. Alexandre François Marie, Vicomte de Beauharnais (May 28, 1760 _ July 23, 1794) was a French political figure and general. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In October 1779, Joséphine went to mainland France with her father. She married Alexandre on December 13, 1779, in Noisy-le-Grand. With him she had a son, Eugène de Beauharnais (1781-1824), and one daughter, Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837), who married Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte, in 1802. She is a direct ancestor of the present royal houses of Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Greece, Norway, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and Monaco. Her direct descendants also include the fashion designer Egon von Fürstenberg. 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1779 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Noisy-le-Grand is a town of France, in the suburbs of Paris. ... Eugène Rose de Beauharnais (September 3, 1781 _ February 21, 1824) was the first child and only son of Joséphine de Tascher de la Pagerie and Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais. ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Hortense de Beauharnais depicted in Queen Hortense - A Life Picture of the Napoleonic Era, 1910 Hortense de Beauharnais (April 10, 1783 - October 5, 1837), was the Queen of Holland and mother of the Emperor Napoleon III of France. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Bonaparte Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (September 2, 1779 - July 25, 1844) was one of three younger brothers of the Emperor Napoleon I of France, who made him king of Holland in 1806. ... 1802 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Egon von Furstenberg (June 29, 1946-June 11, 2004) was a fashion designer. ...

On March 2, 1794, during the Reign of Terror, the Committee of General Security ordered the arrest of her husband. He was jailed in the Carmes prison. Considering Joséphine as too close to the counter-revolutionary financial circles, the Committee ordered her arrest on April 19, 1794. A warrant of arrest was issued against her on 2 Floréal, year II (April 21, 1794), and she was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until 10 Thermidor, year II (July 28, 1794). She was freed thanks to the trial of Robespierre. Her husband, accused of having poorly defended Mayenne in 1793, and considered an aristocratic "suspect", was sentenced to death. He was guillotined on July 23, 1794, together with his brother Augustin, on the Place de la Révolution (today's Place de la Concorde) in Paris. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Reign of Terror (June 1793 - July 1794) was a period in the French Revolution characterized by brutal repression. ... This article needs cleanup. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Maximilien Robespierre by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, painted 1786. ... Mayenne is a commune of France, and a sous-préfecture of the Mayenne département. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Public guillotining in Lons-le-Saunier, 1878 Badische Guillotine Portrait of Dr. Guillotin The guillotine is a machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Place de la Concorde seen from the Pont de la Concorde; in front, the Obelisk, behind, the Rue Royale and the Church of the Madeleine; on the left, the Hôtel de Crillon. ...

On July 27, 1794 (9 Thermidor), Tallien arranged the liberation of Thérèse Cabarrus, and soon after of Joséphine. She attempted to rehabilitate the memory of her husband and faced financial difficulties. In June 1795, thanks to a new law, she was allowed to recover the possessions of Alexandre. July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 9 Thermidor is a date under the French Revolutionary Calendar. ... Jean Lambert Tallien (1767 - November 16, 1820), was a French Revolutionary and politician. ... François Gérards Portrait de Madame Tallien, 1804 Thérésa Tallien (1773 - 1835) was a figure of the French Revolution. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

As a widow, Joséphine de Beauharnais was mistress to several leading political figures, reportedly including Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras. She met General Napoléon Bonaparte, who was six years younger than her, and married him on March 9, 1796. Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras (June 30, 1755 - 1829) was a French revolutionary and the main executive leader of the Directory regime of 1795 - 1799. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ...

She was crowned Empress by her husband Napoléon in the Notre-Dame cathedral, much to the dislike of his family, especially his mother, who was not present on the day of the Coronation (December 2, 1804). This article is about the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

When it appeared she was unable to give him any children, she agreed to be divorced so he could remarry in the hopes of having an heir to succeed him. The divorce (January 10, 1810), was the first under the Napoleonic Code. In 1811, Napoleon married Marie Louise of Austria, with whom he had a son the same year. January 10 is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The original Napoleonic Code, or Code Napoléon (originally called the Code civil des francais, or civil code of the French), was the French civil code, established at the behest of Napoléon. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Marie Louise (December 12, 1791 - December 17, 1847) was the second wife of Napoléon Bonaparte and Empress of the French. ... Napoleon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte (March 20, 1811 -July 22, 1832), Duke of Reichstadt, was briefly the second Emperor of the French. ...

After her divorce, she lived at the Château de Malmaison, near Paris. When she died in 1814 she was buried not far from there, at the St. Pierre and St. Paul church in Rueil. Her daughter Hortense is interred near her. The Château de Malmaison is a country house (or château) in the city of Rueil-Malmaison about 12 km (7 mi) from Paris. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Rueil-Malmaison is a French town near Paris, part of the Hauts-de-Seine département and within the Parisian conurbation. ...

Amongst her grandchildren were a Russian grand duke, a Swedish queen, a Brazilian empress and a Portuguese prince.