| Name | Josephine la BEAUHARNAIS "Empress of France" |
| Birth | 1763 |
| Death | 1814 Age: 51 |
| Father | Joseph Gaspard Tascher de la PAGERIE (1735-1790) |
| 1 | Napoleon BONAPARTE "Emperor of France" |
| Birth | 1769 |
| Death | 1821 Age: 52 |
| Father | Carlo BUONAPARTE (1746-1785) |
| Mother | Letizia RAMOLINO (1749-1836) |
[NOTE] Napoleon and Josephine were 28th Cousins-3 times removed.
Josephine Beauharnais (1763-1814) Empress of France
Life was a roller coaster ride for the beautiful Josephine. Born in the West Indies as Marie-Rose de Tascher de la Pagerie, she married into nobility and had two children by Vicomte Alexandre Beauharnais, Eugene and Hortense.
Her noble life was shattered by the Revolution and her husband executed during the Terror.
A socialite without equal, Josephine was mistress to several leading political figures and left a young General Napoleon Bonaparte completely smitten on their first meeting.
They married in 1796 and while Bonaparte was a fine stepfather to her children, Josephine had regular dalliances with other men.
Her affairs almost led to divorce in 1799. However, despite Bonaparte's love for her, the emperor needed children of his own to secure succession to the crown and when she was unable to give him any he finally divorced her in 1809.
Painful though it was, divorce allowed Josephine to devote time to gardens and her love of botany and her last years at Malmaison were productive.
She died in 1814, a woman much loved by the people.
Bonaparte never got over having to divorce her and his last words were: "France, the army, Josephine." - [1]
[1] - http://worldroots.com/brigitte/royal/bio/josephinebeauharnaisbio1763.html