Gerard_-_Napoléon_II_Roi_de_Rome
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Roi de Rome

Josephine was a widow with two children when she married Napoleon.   He was keen to have an heir but initially

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Empress' Bed Chamber at the Grand Trianon
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Tuileries Palace

Napoleon’s original bed from the Tuileries is now displayed in the Empress’ bedchamber in the Grand Trianon at Versailles. In

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Napoleon's Bed at Malmaison
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Malmaison

Initially at Malmaison Napoleon slept in Josephine’s bed but later had a bedroom installed above his office and council chamber.

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Cosimo Ruggieri
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Catherine de Medici’s Astrologer

Catherine de Medici, believed to have psychic powers herself, was a great believer in astrology.  In addition to consulting Nostradamus,

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Jacques-Louis_David_-_The_Coronation_of_Napoleon_(1805-1807)
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Empress Josephine

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

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