Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon (1763–1814)
Joséphine de Beauharnais (23 June 1763 – 29 May 1814) was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte. This made her the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
| Joséphine de Beauharnais | |||||
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| Empress consort of the French | |||||
| Tenure | 18 May 1804 – 29 May 1814 | ||||
| Coronation | 2 December 1804 | ||||
| Queen consort of Italy | |||||
| Tenure | 26 May 1805 – 29 May 1814 | ||||
| Born | 23 June 1763 Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique | ||||
| Died | 29 May 1814 (aged 50) Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France | ||||
| Spouse | Alexandre de Beauharnais Napoleon I | ||||
| Issue | Eugène de Beauharnais Hortense de Beauharnais | ||||
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| House | Tascher de la Pagerie House of Beauharnais House of Bonaparte | ||||
| Father | Joseph Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie | ||||
| Mother | Rose Claire des Vergers de Sannois | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
She did not have any children with Napoleon, as a result, he divorced her in 1810. Then he married Marie Louise of Austria.
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