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Hortense was banished when Napoleon was defeated and there she wrote numerous pieces, mostly notably her 12 Romances she wrote for her brother Eugene. Although she was banished, Hortense’s home exemplified the spirit of French art culture. There she presented her arts for her many visitors.
Hortense (born April 10, 1783, Paris, France—died October 5, 1837, Arenenberg, Switzerland) was the queen of Holland, stepdaughter of Napoleon I, and mother of Napoleon III.
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Mar 13, 2015 · Hortense de Beauharnais died at Arenenburg on October 5, 1837, at the age of 54. She is buried next to her mother in the Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul church in Rueil-Malmaison. You might also enjoy:
Sep 20, 2022 · Hortense and Louis I, who was made the King of Holland by Napoleon in 1806, hated each other and lived separately. Hortense was an accomplished musician and composer.
Countess de Beauharnais, Madame Bonaparte, Queen Hortense, Première Dame de France (First Lady of France) and finally Duchess of St. Leu are just some of the titles by which Queen Hortense was known in the course of her fateful life. They exemplify a biography that could not have been more poignant.
Louis-Napoléon was born in France, but on the fall of the French Empire he had to spend a large part of his childhood in Switzerland, in Arenenberg, with his mother Queen Hortense. Like his uncle Napoleon I, he wanted to be an officer in the artillery and even wrote a book on the different manœuvres in the use of cannon.
Napoleon had an unofficial sixth child: his stepdaughter Hortense. She was the daughter of Josephine, but Napoleon treated her as his own child. Some believe Napoleon also fathered children in Egypt and St. Helena. The Egyptian charge is unlikely.
