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Biography

Born in Milan, Italy, she was a daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais, the first Duke of Leuchtenberg and his wife, Princess Augusta of Bavaria. Her paternal grandparents were Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Josephine Tascher de La Pagerie, the first wife of Napoleon I of France. Her maternal grandparents were Maximilian I of Bavaria and Marie Wilhelmine Auguste Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt. Milan (Italian: ; Lombard: Milán (listen)) is one of the biggest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ... 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. ... Alexandre François Marie, Vicomte de Beauharnais (May 28, 1760 _ July 23, 1794) was a French political figure and general. ... 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. ... Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution, the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from... King Maximilian I of Bavaria. ...

Princess Joséphine married Oscar I at the Leuchtenberg Palace in Munich on May 22, 1823. They also conducted a wedding ceremony on June 19 in Stockholm. Through her mother (her maternal line of Hesse and upwards through Hanau and Ansbach, Baden-Durlach and Kleeburg), Josephine was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden and of a sister of Charles X of Sweden, thus making her children also descendants of Gustav Vasa etc. Christian II of Sweden is also one of her ancestors, through her grandfather the king of Bavaria who descends from Renata of Lorraine. Munich (German: , pronounced  ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga; Italian: Monaco; Latin language: Monacum) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria (German: ). Munich is Germanys third largest city and one of Europes most prosperous. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ... Charles X or Karl X Gustav (1622 – 1660), king of Sweden, son of John Casimir, Margrave of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, and Catherine, sister of Gustavus Adolphus, was born at the Castle of Nyköping on November 8, 1622. ... Christian II (1481 - 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 - 1523) and Sweden (1520 - 1521), under the Kalmar Union. ... William V, Duke of Bavaria and his wife, Renata of Lorraine Renata of Lorraine (April 20, 1544, Nancy – May 22, 1602, Munich) was the daughter of Francis I, Duke of Lorraine and Christina of Denmark. ...

Six days after her arrival in Sweden, her middle name Napoléone was removed. This was because Sweden had fought against Bonaparte in the recent war. She had brought with her several pieces of exclusive jewellery made in Paris for her paternal grandmother, which still are among the possessions of Royal Houses of Sweden and Denmark.

Josephine was interested in gardening, enjoyed painting and involved in charity and reforms in Sweden. Although she was a devoted Catholic she agreed to raise her children Lutheran. Oscar and Josephine had five children, of which two were to become kings of Sweden and Norway.

Josephine died at the age of sixty-nine and was buried according to Catholic customs. Her last words were "I am going home now, I am very happy".

Family and issue

Her children were:

• King Charles XV of Sweden, 1826- 1872
• Prince Gustav, 1827- 1852
• King Oscar II of Sweden, 1829- 1907
• Princess Eugénie, 1830- 1889
• Prince August, 1831- 1873