Josephine – Page 2 – French Travel Boutique

The boudoir at the Grand Trianon had originally been decorated for Napoleon’s mother in 1805. Napoleon had ordered the Sèvres

Marie-Antoinette was an avid follower of fashion. The “Turkish” style was popular for smaller private spaces. It was a fantasy

Louis XV was the great grandson of Louis XIV and was only five years old when he became King of

Louis-Philippe and Marie-Amelie had ten children including a daughter Louise who married the King of Belgium. When Louise visited her

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

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

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

Theresa Tallien In prison at the Carmes, Josephine also met Theresa Tallien an aristocrat who had married one of the

Napoleon was madly in love with his new wife and constantly wrote her steamy love letters from Italy. He was

The huge (almost 10 meters long) painting by of Napoleon’s coronation, by Jacques-Louis David. It shows Napoleon crowning Josephine as