Château de Malmaison

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Château de Malmaison is a historic French country house near Paris, best known as the private home and political retreat of Empress Joséphine and Napoleon Bonaparte during the Consulate period.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf château
historic house
museum
architecturalStyle French classical architecture
associatedWith First French Empire
Napoleonic era
category Napoleon museums
constructionCentury 17th century
country France
currentUse museum of the Napoleonic era
deathPlaceOf Joséphine de Beauharnais
deathYearOfJoséphine 1814
functionedAs informal seat of the French government
governmentFunctionPeriod 1799–1802
hasCollectionType decorative arts
furniture
military artifacts
paintings
heritageListingYear 1905
heritageStatus monument historique of France
historicalPeriod French Consulate
languageOfSignage English
French
locatedIn Rueil-Malmaison NERFINISHED
locatedInDepartment Hauts-de-Seine
locatedInRegion Île-de-France
locatedNear Paris
managedBy French state
nearbyAttraction Bois-Préau park
notableFeature Empire-style interiors
Napoleonic memorabilia collection
rose gardens created by Joséphine
notableResident Joséphine de Beauharnais
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Joséphine de Beauharnais
Napoleon Bonaparte
purchasedBy Joséphine de Beauharnais
purchaseYear 1799
residenceOf Joséphine de Beauharnais
Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
significantEvent residence of Joséphine after divorce from Napoleon
theme life of Joséphine
life of Napoleon Bonaparte
touristAttraction yes
usedAs political retreat during the Consulate
private residence of Joséphine de Beauharnais
private residence of Napoleon Bonaparte


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