Maria Walewska

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Maria Walewska was a Polish noblewoman best known as a mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte and a symbol of Polish hopes for independence during the Napoleonic era.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish noblewoman
human
mistress of Napoleon I
alternativeName Maria Countess Walewska
Marie Walewska
associatedWith Duchy of Warsaw NERFINISHED
French Empire
House of Bonaparte
birthName Maria Łączyńska
burialPlace Montmartre Cemetery
causeOfDeath postpartum complications
child Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
Antoni Rudolf Bazyli Colonna-Walewski
Rudolf Auguste d’Ornano
countryOfCitizenship Poland
dateOfBirth 1786-12-07
dateOfDeath 1817-12-11
ethnicGroup Poles
familyName Walewska
Łączyńska
givenName Maria
hasOccupation courtier
political hostess
heritage Polish szlachta
languageSpoken French
Polish
memberOf Polish nobility
name Maria Walewska
nobleTitle countess
notableFor being a mistress of Napoleon Bonaparte
influence on Napoleonic support for Polish causes
notableWork role as patriotic symbol of Polish independence hopes
partner Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Kiernozia
Poland
placeOfDeath France
Paris
portrayedAs symbol of Polish patriotism
portrayedIn films about Napoleon
novels about Napoleon and his lovers
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Napoleon’s court
Paris
Warsaw
sexOrGender female
spouse Anastazy Walewski
Philippe Antoine d’Ornano
timePeriod Napoleonic era

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Maria Walewska ("Marie Walewska")
Maria Walewska ("Maria Countess Walewska")
alternativeName
Walewice
hasNotableResident
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski
mother
Maria Walewska
name

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