Rose Tascher de La Pagerie. Joséphine de Beauharnais : Two hundred nineteen years ago today, Joséphine de Beauharnais, the Caribbean-born widow of a French aristocrat, married Napoléon Bonaparte, the French military commander who would one day become the country's emperor. Take part in the history of the palace of Versailles by supporting a project that suits you: adopt a linden tree, contribute to the missions of the Palace or participate in the refurnishing of the royal apartments. Joséphine de Beauharnais war eine französische Adelige und die erste Kaiserin der Franzosen, die ihrem Ehemann (1796–1810) Napoleon Bonaparte den Aufstieg in der französischen Gesellschaft erleichterte, von diesem 1804 in der Pariser Kathedrale Notre-Dame gekrönt und 1810 aufgrund anhaltender Kinderlosigkeit geschieden wurde. Josephine’s first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, met an utterly brutal end. Despite becoming an accomplished wife and Empress, she could not produce an heir, which caused her husband to divorce her in the interest of the country in 1809. [16], On 11 March, Napoleon married Marie-Louise of Austria by proxy;[17] the formal ceremony took place at the Louvre in April. [36] She produced the first written history of the cultivation of roses, and is believed to have hosted the first rose exhibition, in 1810.[37]. [12] Joséphine had delayed the party while getting a new silk shawl draped correctly, and Napoleon went ahead in the first carriage. Joséphine de Beauharnais (pronounced [ʒo.ze.fin də‿bo.aʁ.nɛ]; née Tascher de La Pagerie; 23 Juin 1763 – 29 Mey 1814) wis the first wife o Napoleon I, an sicweys the first Empress o the French (commonly cried Empress Joséphine or juist Joséphine).. Teetles an styles. In 1859 Napoleon III commissioned a statue of Josephine for La Savane Park in downtown Fort-de-France, Martinique. "—Andrew Roberts, Napoleon). In a letter to her in December, he wrote, "I awake full of you. The misnomer "Joséphine de Beauharnais" first emerged during the restoration of the Bourbons, who were hesitant to refer to her by either Napoleon's surname or her Imperial title and settled instead on the surname of her late first husband. In 1799 while Napoleon was in Egypt, Josephine purchased the Chateau de Malmaison. [36], Empress Josephine was a great lover of all art. "[22] Despite his numerous affairs, eventual marriage annulment, and remarriage, the Emperor's last words on his death bed at St. Helena were: "France, the Army, the Head of the Army, Joséphine. The final die was cast when Joséphine's grandson Napoléon Charles Bonaparte, who had been declared Napoleon's heir, died of croup in 1807. Louis XIV, the Palace of Versailles, absolute monarchy… Why don’t we take a closer look at the emergence of the nation state in early modern France? (Joséphine remarked privately, "The only thing that ever came between us was my debts; certainly not his manhood. Los Angeles: The J. PaulGetty museum, 2005, 1. In 1910, less than 100 years after her death, there were about 8000 rose types in Gravereaux's garden. In February 1797, he wrote: “You to whom nature has given spirit, sweetness, and beauty, you who alone can move and rule my heart, you who know all too well the absolute empire you exercise over it!” However, Josephine rarely wrote back and when she did, her letters were dry and often tepid. Deutsch: Joséphine de Beauharnais war die erste Frau Napoléon Bonapartes, der sie 1804 zur Kaiserin von Frankreich krönte. Through our new partnership with the French American Cultural Foundation, American citizens can easily support the Palace of Versailles. Born on a simple plantation in Martinique, she ends up in the beautiful Chateau de Malmaison as the ex-wife of Emperor Napoleon. Brenner and Scanniello call her the "Godmother of modern rosomaniacs" and attribute her with our modern style of vernacular cultivar names as opposed to Latinized, pseudo-scientific cultivar names. Eugène Rose de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg ([ø.ʒɛn də‿bo.aʁ.nɛ]; 3 September 1781 – 21 February 1824) was the first child and only son of Alexandre François Marie, Vicomte de Beauharnais and Joséphine Tascher de la Pagerie, first wife of Napoleon I.. Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French.She was born Marie-Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie (known as Rose), on June 23, 1763, in Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique, the eldest daughter of Joseph-Gaspard Tascher, Seigneur de la Pagerie, and Rose Claire des Vergers de Sannois. This painting would become a big part of Napoleon's propaganda and iconography. [8] Rumors of the affair reached Napoleon; he was infuriated, and his love for her changed entirely. He wrote in a letter to her in December, "I awake full of you. Another of Eugène's daughters, Amélie of Leuchtenberg, married Emperor Pedro I of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, and became Empress of Brazil, and they had one surviving daughter, Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil, who was briefly engaged to Archduke Maximilian of Austria before her early death. The work took several sittings between Gros and Napoleon and would be named "General Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, November 17th,1796." After buying the Château de Malmaison, Josephine had a blank canvas to showpiece her art and style and used it to create salons, galleries, a theater and her infamous garden. Darlas Delomel and M. Martin Raphael who were among Josephine's playmates at Morne Paix Bouche. There were 12 species, about 40 centifolias, mosses and damasks, 20 Bengals, and about 100 gallicas. She was not unaware of Napoleon's potential. Liv. "Our Rose Varieties and their Malmaison Heritage". [42] The head has never been found. Bechtel, Edwin de Turk. Henry H. Breen, First Mayor of Castries, published The History of St. Lucia in 1844 and stated on page 159 that: "I have met with several well-informed persons in St. Lucia, who entertain the conviction that Mademoiselle Tascher de La Pagerie, better known as Empress Josephine, was born in the island of Saint Lucia and not Martinique as commonly supposed. She met General Napoleon Bonaparte, who was six years younger than her, in 1795, when their romance began. The coronation ceremony, officiated by Pope Pius VII, took place at Notre-Dame de Paris, on 2 December 1804. Her daughter Hortense is interred near her. [10] His letters became less loving. He began calling her “Joséphine”. Through her, Joséphine is a direct ancestor of the present heads of the royal houses of Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway and Sweden and of the grandducal house of Baden. Joséphine and Alexandre's marriage was not a happy one. He was then transferred to Carmes Prison, where he was joined by his wife in April, and then to La Conciergerie. [7] Two days after the wedding, Bonaparte left Paris to lead a French army into Italy. At dinner on 30 November 1809, he let Joséphine know that — in the interest of France — he must find a wife who could produce an heir. On 27 July 1794 (9 Thermidor), Tallien arranged the liberation of Thérèse Cabarrus, and soon after that of Joséphine. Rose awaited her turn, but was set free with the fall of Robespierre. [35] Sir Joseph Banks, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, also sent her roses. The future Empress of the French was born in Martinique in 1763 as Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, daughter of a minor aristocrat. Josephine, however, never even looked at the picture of her new husband that Napoleon gave her. She is better known as Josephine de Beauharnais, or Empress Josephine, the first wife of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon, many of which still exist. Joséphine oli Carmesin vankilassa aina 9. thermidoria vallankaappaukseen asti, jonka jälkeen hänet vapautettiin. Her nose was small and straight, and her mouth was well-formed; however she kept it closed most of the time so as not to reveal her bad teeth. In 1804, he said, "Power is my mistress. [9], In 1798, Napoleon led a French army to Egypt. Leski Joséphine de Beauharnais sai myöhemmin miehensä omaisuuden ja hän oli useiden johtavien poliitikkojen rakastajatar. He was arrested there in March 1794. The general assumption is that she had about 250 roses in her garden when she died in 1814. Joséphine was naturally full of kindness, generosity and charm, and was praised as an engaging hostess. During their separation, he sent her many love letters. Josephine as a supporter and patron of Gros, aided him in becoming a central conduit for the message that the government was trying to disseminate about the rule of the Emperor in that time. She became one of the leading collectors of different forms of art of her time, such as sculpture and painting. His mother and sisters were especially resentful of Joséphine, as they felt clumsy and unsophisticated in her presence. [4], Shortly before their coronation, there was an incident at the Château de Saint-Cloud that nearly sundered the marriage between the two. During this time, Joséphine was only allowed to communicate with her children by their scrawls on the laundry list, which the jailers soon prohibited.[4]. They had two children, a son, Eugène, in 1781, and a daughter, Hortense, in 1783. Joséphine de Beauharnais (født Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie 23. juni 1763, død 29. maj 1814) var Napoleon 1.s første hustru og Frankrigs kejserinde. Josephine always had an interest in art but it was with her marriage to her first husband that she would gain more access to art and artists. Dom Daviot, parish priest in Gros Islet, wrote a letter to one of his friends in Haute-Saône in 1802 in which he states: "it is in the vicinity of my parish that the wife of the first consul was born," at the time, Paix Bouche was a part of Castries; he asserts that he was well acquainted with Josephine's cousin who was a parishioner. [24], A number of jewels worn by modern-day royals are often said to have been worn by Joséphine. La statue repose sur un piédestal en marbre architecturé avec corniches et pilastres corinthiens, sur les quatre côtés duquel se trouvent des plaques en bronze commémorant la date de naissance de Joséphine (1763), celles de son mariage avec Bonaparte (1796), de son couronnement à Notre-Dame de Paris (1804) et de l'érection de la statue (1859). [25][26] The Swedish royal family owns several pieces of jewelry frequently linked to Joséphine, including the Leuchtenberg Sapphire Parure,[27][28] a suite of amethyst jewels,[29] and the Cameo Parure, worn by Sweden's royal brides. 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The Burlington Magazine 117, no. As a widow, Joséphine de Beauharnais reportedly was the mistress to several leading political figures, including Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras. Her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes Prison until five days after his execution. [43], For her granddaughter, the Queen consort of Sweden and Norway, see, Empress of the French, first wife of Napoleon, Several family members held additional titles in, Significant civil and political events by year. He would create several sculptures based on dancing. Her traces in Versailles Her representations. Her grace and charm won his heart and he married her in a civil ceremony on 9 March 1796. © RMN-GP (Château de Versailles) / © Franck Raux, Joséphine, Empress of the French, Guillon-Lethière, Guillaume Guillon, 1807, © RMN-GP (Château de Versailles) / © Franck Raux. Josephine's father owned an estate in Soufriere Quarter called Malmaison, the name of her now famous French residence. [citation needed] After their marriage, Napoleon was said to have kept a picture of her in his pocket which he would plant many kisses on every passing hour. With controlled pollination, the appearance of new cultivars grew exponentially. Napoleon began to create lists of eligible princesses. She was a popular ruler and fashionable people copied her. The grounds of belief rest upon the following circumstances to which I find allusions are made in a St. Lucia newspaper in 1831: 'It is alleged that the de Taschers were among the French families that settled in St. Lucia after the Peace of 1763; that upon a small estate on the acclivity of Morne Paix Bouche (which was called La Cauzette), where the future Empress first saw light on the 23rd of June of that year; and they continued to reside there until 1771, at which period the father was selected for the important office of the Intendant of Martinique, whither he immediately returned with his family. Your image and the memory of last night’s intoxicating pleasures has left no rest to my senses." Delorme, Eleanor P. Josephine and the Arts of the Empire. Petersburg. Revise your French history with help from the artworks of the Palace of Versailles! He found that the Grand Trianon offered a good solution, being similar size and not far from Château de Malmaison. Subcategories. 23 Juin 1763 – 13 December 1779 Mademoiselle Rose Tascher de La Pagerie. In July 2020, the statue was torn down and destroyed by anti-racism activists in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests. Josephine de Beauharnais. This marriage would be highly beneficial for the Tascher family, because it kept the Beauharnais money in their hands; however, 12-year-old Catherine died on 16 October 1777, before she could leave Martinique for France. Der Name Joséphine, unter dem sie Berühmtheit erlangte, stammte von Napoleon, weil diesem ihr bisheriger Vorname Rose nicht gefiel. Alexandre abandoned his family for over a year in a brief tryst and often frequented whorehouses, leading to a court-ordered separation during which Josephine and the children lived at Alexandre's expense in the Pentemont Abbey, run by a group of Bernardian nuns. Dancer with Hands on Hips was praised by the art community because it was not based on any specific ancient sculpture, but with a classical spin, making it a completely original sculpture. Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie blev født på Martinique. Members of the royal families of Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Norway and the grand ducal family of Luxembourg also descend from her. [4], The family struggled financially after hurricanes destroyed their estate in 1766. Amongst others the late Sir John Jeremie appears to have been strongly pressed with the idea. The rose garden was begun soon after purchase; inspired by Dupont's love of roses. She retained her title of Empress and queen and left to live in Château de Malmaison, near Paris, and at her Château de Navarre in Normandy, where she passed away on the day of Pentecost in 1814, a few weeks after Napoleon’s abdication. ", After the annullment, Joséphine lived at the Château de Malmaison, near Paris. After returning to Martinique, repercussions of the Revolution and a slave revolt caused her to come back to France in October 1790, where she returned to her husband, who had become a member and later the president of the Jacobin Club and the Deputy of the Constituent Assembly. All four works were eventually sold to Tsar Alexander of Russia. She remained on good terms with Napoleon, who once said that the only thing to come between them was her debts. Joséphine de Beauharnais est la première épouse de l’empereur Napoléon Ier et donc impératrice des Français de 1804 à 1809. Because she did not bear Napoleon any children, he had their marriage annulled in 1810 and married Marie Louise of Austria. The party travelled in two carriages. She was the daughter of Joseph-Gaspard de Tascher andRose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois and was born into a wealthy Creole family. [15], When after a few years it became clear she could not have a child, Napoleon, while still loving Joséphine, began to think about the possibility of an annulment. A statue of Josephine de Beauharnais, who was born to a wealthy colonial family on the island and later became Napoleon's first wife and empress, was … The rose 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' appeared in 1844, 30 years after her death, named in her honor by a Russian Grand Duke planting one of the first specimens in the Imperial Garden in St. Claude was born on September 26 1756, in La Rochelle. She became the first French female royal collector of this scale, leading in the Consular and Empire Style.[38]. Joséphine de Beauharnais; Empress consort of the French; Tenure: 18 May 1804 – 29 May 1814: Coronation: 2 December 1804: Queen consort of Italy; Tenure: 26 May 1805 – 29 May 1814 When François's health began to fail, Edmée arranged the advantageous marriage of her niece, Catherine-Désirée, to François's son Alexandre. She was buried in the nearby church of Saint Pierre-Saint Paul[21] in Rueil. Edmée (French, Desirée), Joséphine's paternal aunt, had been the mistress of François, Marquis de Beauharnais, a French aristocrat. In March 1811, Marie Louise delivered a long-awaited heir, Napoleon II, to whom Napoleon gave the title "King of Rome". [citation needed], Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie was born in Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique, to a wealthy French family that owned a sugarcane plantation, which is now a museum. Her traces in VersaillesHer representations, Born Marie-Joseph-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie to a family settled in Martinique, she came to France at the age of 16 to marry a young officer, Alexandre de Beauharnais, whose family was connected with her own. In her life before Napoleon, the woman now known as Joséphine went by the name of Rose, or Marie-Rose, Tascher de la Pagerie, later de Beauharnais, and she sometimes reverted to using her maiden-name of Tascher de la Pagerie in later life. Kuutta vuotta nuoremman kenraali Napoléon Bonaparten hän tapasi 1795. She was the eldest daughter of Joseph-Gaspard Tascher (1735–1790), knight, Seigneur de (lord of) la Pagerie, lieutenant of Troupes de Marine, and his wife, the former Rose-Claire des Vergers de Sannois (1736–1807), whose maternal grandfather, Anthony Brown, may have been Irish. These pieces were unique for the time and appreciated for their creativity. Recueil général des lois et des arrêts, volume 38, Bureaux de l'Administration du recueil, 1859, p. 76. Joséphine caught Napoleon in the bedroom of her lady-in-waiting, Élisabeth de Vaudey, and Napoleon threatened to divorce her as she had not produced an heir. Two years later Napoleon arranged for Joséphine to meet the young prince "who had cost her so many tears". [30] However, a number of these jewels were probably never a part of Joséphine's collection at all, but instead belonged to other members of her family.[31]. Following a pre-arranged protocol, Napoleon first crowned himself, then put the crown on Joséphine's head, proclaiming her empress. The two architects worked within many of the Empire's residences, creating spaces for the Empress to feel at home in. Josefina de Beauharnais (nacida como Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, [2] 23 de junio de 1763-29 de mayo de 1814) fue la primera esposa de Napoleón Bonaparte y, por lo tanto, emperatriz de Francia.Por parte de su hija Hortensia, fue abuela de Napoleón III y por la de su hijo, bisabuela de los más recientes reyes y reinas de Dinamarca y Suecia. She followed him as he rose from his rank of general to First Consul through the Coup d’État of Brumaire (9-10 November 1799), then Emperor of the French in May 1804. During these difficult times, the Palace needs your support more than ever. During the Reign of Terror, revolutionaries were suspicious of the aristocratic Alexandre and deeply unimpressed with his poor defence of Mainz during the French Revolutionary War. English: Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, who crowned her Empress of France in 1804. La statue en marbre de Carrare représente l'impératrice Joséphine en grand manteau impérial, tenant le médaillon de Napoléon Ier. Although she is often referred to as "Joséphine de Beauharnais", it is not a name she ever used in her lifetime, as "Beauharnais" is the name of her first husband, which she ceased to use upon her marriage to Napoleon, taking the last name "Bonaparte"[2] while she did not use the name "Joséphine" before meeting Napoleon, who was the first to begin calling her such, perhaps from a middle name of "Josèphe". "Furniture and Objects Designed by Percier for the Palace of Saint-Cloud." Joséphine was a renowned spendthrift and Barras may have encouraged the relationship with Général Bonaparte in order to get her off his hands. 1949, reprinted 2010. Until meeting Bonaparte, she was known as Rose, but Bonaparte preferred to call her Joséphine, the name she adopted from then on. Josephine worked with and sought out the works of many artists throughout her lifetime. Brenner, Douglas, and Scanniello, Stephen (2009). Unfortunately the roses were not catalogued during her tenure. "Joséphine was a renowned spendthrift and Barras may have encouraged the relationship with … Josephine de Quiqueran-Beaujeu (born de Beauharnais de Quiqueran-Beaujeu) was born on month day 1803, at birth place, to Claude de Beauharnais and Suzanne Elisabeth Sophie Beauharnais (born Fortin). Add Definition. Joséphine de Beauharnais (June 23, 1763 – May 29, 1814), born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, became on first marriage Joséphine, Viscountess of Beauharnais, became on second marriage Joséphine, Empress of the French, was the first wife of Napoléon Bonaparte and thus became the first Empress of the French. In January 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte proposed to her and they were married on 9 March. Considering Joséphine as too close to the counter-revolutionary financial circles, the Committee ordered her arrest on 18 April 1794. Madame de Beauharnais had affairs with several leading political figures, including Paul François Jean Nicolas Barras. The English nurseryman Kennedy was a major supplier, despite England and France being at war, his shipments were allowed to cross blockades. Her husband was accused of having poorly defended Mainz in July 1793, and being considered an aristocratic "suspect", was sentenced to death and guillotined, with his cousin Augustin, on 23 July 1794, on the Place de la Révolution (today's Place de la Concorde) in Paris. Pierre-Joseph Redouté was commissioned by her to paint the flowers from her gardens. Through the Leuchtenberg inheritance, the Norwegian royal family possesses an emerald and diamond parure said to have been Joséphine's. Joséphine de Beauharnais was the first wife of the Emperor Napoleon I and consequently the Empress of the French from 1804 to 1809. However, there was one painter whom Josephine favored and commissioned more often than others, Antoine-Jean Gros. It is also assumed that the de Taschers estate in Martinique was a pied-a-terre [occasional lodging] with his mother-in-law. Eugène's son Maximilian de Beauharnais, 3rd Duke of Leuchtenberg married into the Russian Imperial family, was granted the style of Imperial Highness and founded the Russian line of the Beauharnais family, while Eugene's daughter Joséphine married King Oscar I of Sweden, the son of Napoleon's one-time fiancée, Désirée Clary. These acts were said to be for Josephine's alleged role in convincing Napoleon to reinstitute slavery in the French colonies. [19] Even after their separation, Napoleon insisted Joséphine retain the title of empress. "("France, l'armée, tête d'armée, Joséphine").[23]. It can be used without an Internet connection. [39], The architects Charles Percier and Pierre Fontaine essentially became the decorators for Josephine and Napoleon. Dénomination « Joséphine de Beauharnais », n’a été appelée ainsi que durant les cinq dernières années de sa vie. The relationship between Joséphine and Napoleon was never the same after this. Check out our joséphine de beauharnais selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. A warrant of arrest was issued against her on 2 Floréal, year II (21 April 1794), and she was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until 10 Thermidor, year II (28 July 1794). St Lucia switched hands between England and France 14 times and at the time of Josephine's birth there were no civil registers on the island that would explain her baptism in Martinique; however, St. Lucia's frequent change of ownership between England and France could be seen as the reason Josephine's birthplace was left out on her birth record as it would have affected her nationality. Over her lifetime Josephine commissioned four major pieces from the Italian Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova. He was guillotined in July 1795. Samoyault, Jean-Pierre. Napoleon was elected Emperor of the French in 1804, making Joséphine empress. Your image and the memory of last night’s intoxicating pleasures has left no rest to my senses. The Malmaison and Tuileries Palace became centers for Napoleon's government but was recognized as an important place for the arts in any forms. The couple was unhappy and separated, Joséphine, Empress of the French, Guillon-Lethière, Guillaume Guillon, 1807 Gros, upon hearing that Josephine would be visiting Genoa, worked to get an introduction knowing that the association with Josephine would help him become more well-known. 868 (1975): 457–65. Les Roses was published 1817–20 with 168 plates of roses; 75–80 of the roses grew at Malmaison. On 24 December, she and Napoleon went to see a performance of Joseph Haydn's Creation at the Opéra, accompanied by several friends and family. Joséphine de Beauharnais Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie , zvaná Joséphine de Beauharnais ( 23. června 1763 – 29. května 1814 ) byla francouzská císařovna , … For instance, R. alba incarnata became "Cuisse de Nymphe Emue" in her garden. [4] In June 1795, a new law allowed her to recover the possessions of Alexandre. He returned to military service and became a general in 1792, leading the Army of the Rhine, before resigning and returning to live on his property. Write it here to share it with the entire community. She married Alexandre on 13 December 1779, in Noisy-le-Grand. Los Angeles: The J. PaulGetty museum, 2005, 3–4. Joséphine vicomtesse de Beauharnais, geboren Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie, spreek uit Taschèr (Les Trois-Îlets, Martinique, 23 juni 1763 – Rueil-Malmaison, 29 mei 1814), kortweg Joséphine, was een West-Indische schoonheid, die deel uitmaakte van de Parijse society, bekend als de eerste echtgenote van keizer Napoleon Bonaparte Joséphine was in the second, with her daughter, Hortense; her pregnant sister-in-law, Caroline Murat; and General Jean Rapp. In 1795, she met Napoleon Bonaparte, six years her junior, and became his mistress. They had two children: a son, Eugène de Beauharnais (1781–1824), and a daughter, Hortense de Beauharnais (1783–1837) (who later married Napoleon's brother Louis Bonaparte in 1802).