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Louis Bonaparte

Louis Bonaparte Louis married Josephine’s daughter Hortense. Napoleon made Louis King of Holland for a period of four years. When

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Madame Campan

During the French Revolution Madame Campan’s sister, who was also a lady of the bedchamber for Marie-Antoinette, was terrified of

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Grand Trianon

Letizia Bonaparte When he became Emperor in 1804 Napoleon decided to give the Grand Trianon to his mother. Furniture was

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Compiègne

The Joseph Franque portrait of Marie-Louise and her son is in the Versailles collection Shortly before the French Revolution, Marie-Antoinette

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Eugène de Beauharnais

Josephine’s eldest child was Eugène de Beauharnais.  He was less than 18 months older than his sister Hortense and they

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Hortense de Beauharnais

When Napoleon married Josephine she was a widow with a 14 year old son Eugène and 12 year old daughter

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Josephine – Before Napoleon

Rose de Beauharnais Marie-Rose-Josèphe Tascher de La Pagerie was born in Martinique in 1763 (six years before Napoleon was born). 

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Josephine’s Beds

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