Alexandre de Beauharnais
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Alexandre François Marie, Viscount of Beauharnais was a French politician and general of the French Revolution. He was the first husband of Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, who later married Napoleon
Portrait by the Circle of Jacques-Louis David, c. 1793
Alexandre-Francois-Marie, Vicomte de Beauharnais by Georges Rouget (1834)
Joséphine de Beauharnais
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Joséphine Bonaparte was the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I and as such Empress of the French from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810. As Napoleon's consort, she was als
Alexandre de Beauharnais
…Beauharnais (French pronunciation: ; 28 May 1760 – 23 July 1794) was a French politician and general of the French Revolution. He was the first husband of Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, who later married Napoleon Bonaparte and became empress of France. Beauharnais was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror. Beauharnais was…
Portrait by François Gérard, c. 1807–08
Josephine and the Fortune-Teller by David Wilkie, 1837