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Nov 20, 2023 · While it’s true that the French leader’s countless letters to Joséphine overflow with intense declarations of infatuated love, their relationship was marred by frequent adultery and...
- Una Mcilvenna
Nov 21, 2023 · As the wife of a feted war hero, Josephine exploited her political connections for her own gain, perhaps as a way of resisting the control Napoleon was exerting over the rest of her life.
- Katherine Astbury
Nov 23, 2023 · Establishing their real relationship is difficult because so few of Josephine's letters survive to offer her side of the story. Did she love Napoleon at the beginning? Probably not.
- Katherine Astbury
Nov 15, 2023 · But despite the couple’s stormy and manipulative relationship, it was neither this nor his frustration with Joséphine and her affairs that drove Napoleon’s expansionist foreign policies.
Oct 3, 2023 · In Josephine's new relationship with Napoleon, it appeared that she would be the one who was indifferent towards her spouse. Although she married Napoleon, she remained emotionally distant — at least at first.
Nov 21, 2023 · Though Joséphine did console herself with a new lover in her husband’s absence, Napoleon wasn’t faithful either, beginning a relationship with the wife of a junior army officer in 1798.
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Sep 13, 2024 · While a highly successful military officer during the French Revolution and an esteemed French Emperor, one of the most famous aspects of Napoleon Bonaparte’s life is actually his intimate relationship with Joséphine de Beauharnais.
