Napoleon and Josephine had moved into the Tuileries Palace shortly after he became Premier Consul. Napoleon occupied the former King’s apartment on the first floor and Josephine had Marie-Antoinette’s apartment on the ground floor. There was a private staircase connecting the two apartments.
The Tuileries continued to be the official residence when Napoleon became Emperor.
Josephine’s bed from the Tuileries had gone into storage after the divorce. It is thanks to King Louis Philippe we can see it. In 1845 Louis Philippe fitted out a bedroom for his eldest daughter Louise at the Grand Trianon.
She had married the King of the Belgians. He used the bed from Josephine’s bedchamber at the Tuileries Palace as well as the chairs and sofas from her reception room.
More furniture from Josephine’s bedroom and boudoir at the Tuileries are at Malmaison.
