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Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837)
French composer, artist, queen and regent of Holland, and mother of Napoleon III. Name variations: Hortense, Queen of Holland; Hortense Beauharnais; Hortense Bonaparte; Eugenie Hortense de Beauharnais. Born Eugénie Hortense de Beauharnais in Paris, France, on April 10, 1783; died in Arenenberg, Switzerland, on October 5, 1837; daughter of Alexander (d. 1794), vicomte de Beauharnais, and Empress Josephine (1763–1814, Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie, later Bonaparte); sister of Eugene de Beauharnais (1781–1824, a viceroy); stepdaughter and sister-in-law of Napoleon I; daughter-in-law of Letizia Bonaparte (1750–1836); married Louis Napoleon (Napoleon's brother who would become king of Holland), in 1802; children—three sons: Charles Napoleon (1802–1807); Napoleon Louis (1804–1831); Louis Napoleon (1808–1873), later Napoleon III, king of France (r. 1852–1870).
Hortense de Beauharnais was destined to play a role in history if only because Napoleon I was her stepfather. She was born in Paris, France, in 1783, the daughter of Alexander, vicomte de Beauharnais, and Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie, later Empress Josephine. When Alexander and Josephine separated, Hortense spent her early years on the island of Martinique. After her father's
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Beauharnais
French noble family
For other uses, see Beauharnais (disambiguation).
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History
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Memoirs of Queen Hortense, Mother of Napoleon III
Queen Hortense,
Mother of
Napoleon IIIby
Lascelles Wraxall
by Lascelles Wraxall and Robert Wehrhan
Excerpt
Hortense was the daughter of the Viscount de Beauharnois, who, contrary to the wish of his friends, married a young Creole lady, Mademoiselle Tascher de la Pagerie. The union, although one of love, did not prove a happy one, for both were young and in experienced, passionate and jealous, and wanted the strength of character and energy necessary to turn the turbulent waves of their disposition into the channel of quiet matrimony.
Book Details
| PIBN | 10205674 |
| ISBN | 978-1-331-55818-7 |
| ISBN (Hardcover) | 978-0-656-10288-4 |
| Language | English |
| Category | Biography and Autobiography |
| Pages | 452 |
| Words | 113932 |
| Vocabulary | 3804 |
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