Joséphine de Beauharnais

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Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and the first Empress of the French, renowned for her influential role in French court society during the Napoleonic era.

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Empress Joséphine 9
Joséphine 1
Joséphine Bonaparte 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress of the French
French noblewoman
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Joséphine de Beauharnais
surface form: Empress Joséphine

Joséphine de Beauharnais
surface form: Joséphine Bonaparte
associatedWith First French Empire
surface form: French First Empire

French Revolution (through first husband)
birthDate 1763-06-23
birthPlace French Caribbean
surface form: French West Indies

Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique
burialPlace Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, Rueil-Malmaison
causeOfDeath pneumonia
child Eugène de Beauharnais
Hortense de Beauharnais
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1814-05-29
deathPlace Rueil-Malmaison, France
divorcedFrom Napoleon Bonaparte
divorceReason failure to produce an heir with Napoleon
era Napoleonic era
father Joseph-Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie
firstHusband Alexandre de Beauharnais
firstHusbandDeath executed by guillotine in 1794
fullName Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie
grandchild Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
surface form: Napoleon III
house House of Beauharnais
House of Bonaparte
surface form: House of Bonaparte (by marriage)
knownFor refined manners and social skills at court
languageSpoken French
marriageEnd 1810-01-10
marriageStart 1796-03-09
mother Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois
notableFor being the first Empress of the French
being the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte
influence on French court society during the Napoleonic era
patronage of the arts and fashion
politicalRole consort of the First French Empire
predecessorAsEmpressOfTheFrench none (title newly created)
reignEnd 1810-01-10
reignStart 1804-12-02
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Château de Malmaison
Tuileries Palace
spouse Alexandre de Beauharnais
Napoleon Bonaparte
stepChild Napoleon II
successorAsEmpressOfTheFrench Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
surface form: Marie Louise of Austria
title Empress of the French
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
surface form: Queen of Italy

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Joséphine de Beauharnais alsoKnownAs Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Joséphine Bonaparte
Joséphine de Beauharnais alsoKnownAs Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie alsoKnownAs Joséphine de Beauharnais
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie alsoKnownAs Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie alsoKnownAs Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Joséphine
Joseph-Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie child Joséphine de Beauharnais
Joseph-Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie child Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois child Joséphine de Beauharnais
Château de Malmaison deathPlaceOf Joséphine de Beauharnais
The Coronation of Napoleon depicts Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress of the French firstHolder Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Rueil-Malmaison, France historicalAssociation Joséphine de Beauharnais
subject surface form: Rueil-Malmaison
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Eugène de Beauharnais mother Joséphine de Beauharnais
Hortense de Beauharnais mother Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress of the French notableHolder Joséphine de Beauharnais
House of Beauharnais notableMember Joséphine de Beauharnais
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique notablePersonBornHere Joséphine de Beauharnais
subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique notablePersonBornHere Joséphine de Beauharnais
subject surface form: Les Trois-Îlets
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Alexandre de Beauharnais notableRelative Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Joséphine, Empress of the French
Joseph-Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie notableRelative Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Château de Malmaison notableResident Joséphine de Beauharnais
Rueil-Malmaison, France notableResident Joséphine de Beauharnais
subject surface form: Château de Malmaison
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Château de Malmaison ownedBy Joséphine de Beauharnais
Château de Malmaison purchasedBy Joséphine de Beauharnais
Eugène de Beauharnais relative Joséphine de Beauharnais
this entity surface form: Empress Joséphine
Château de Malmaison residenceOf Joséphine de Beauharnais
Alexandre de Beauharnais spouse Joséphine de Beauharnais
Napoleon Bonaparte spouse Joséphine de Beauharnais
Empress of the French titleHeldBy Joséphine de Beauharnais