Napoleon is familiar to everyone, but the four women behind him are very strange to everyone. It is said that behind a successful man there will be a good woman, and Napoleon is no exception.
Everyone knows that Napoleon was the emperor of the French Empire, which made the whole of Europe feel frightened, but the women behind him are rarely known, and today we will tell the story of the four women.
Napoleon
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > Napoleon's first woman: Desiré Clari</h1>
Napoleon once wrote in his memoirs: "Desiré was Napoleon's first lover", but their love had no end and could not go on forever.
Desiré Clary was the daughter of a merchant in Marseille, France, and grew up in a well-to-do family. Her brother had a good relationship with Napoleon, and when Napoleon was 16 years old, he fell in love with Desiré Clari at first sight.
Desiré Clari
The two then fell in love, and Napoleon often expressed his love by singing the French national anthem, The Marseillaise, to Desiré Clary.
By 1795, Napoleon was gradually emerging from the war, and at a banquet in Paris, Napoleon met Josephine Boarne and fought with Josephine.
Young Napoleon
At this time, Napoleon had already made a marriage contract with Desilei, and Desilei, who could not wait for her fiancé, went to the banquet to find Napoleon. When she walked to the golden banquet hall, she saw her fiancé, holding the other woman with great affection.
Desiré stood in front of the gate, clenching her fists tightly, this time she was completely disappointed in Napoleon. On this day, it was raining heavily, just like deSilei's disappointment.
Desilei walked slowly to a bridge, and with deep disappointment, Desilei jumped down. At this moment, the Swedish prince who was traveling to France saved him.
This prince was the future King of Sweden, Karl XIV, and later Desileigh also married Karl in Sweden and became the queen of Sweden and Norway.
Karl XIV
Desiré and Karl XIV lived happily and gave birth to a child, Oscar I.
The relationship ended with Napoleon's leg split.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="15" > Napoleon's second woman: Josephine Boarne</h1>
Josephine Boarne was born into a family of knights in France, and under the careful care of her family, Josephine turned 16 years old in the blink of an eye, becoming a beautiful girl who stood tall and generous.
By 1779, Josephine married the then French viscount, Alexandre de Borjane, who followed her husband to Paris, where she soon had a son and a daughter.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and within a few years, the turbulent situation in France at that time, Alexander was also arrested for dereliction of duty, and the Jacobin Robespier personally participated in the trial.
Alexander was sentenced to death, Josephine was imprisoned, and the French people later thought that Josephine had done nothing wrong, and Josephine escaped from the cage and became a widow.
Josephine Boarne
In order to make a living, Josephine held the title of nobility, wandered among French celebrities, and with her beauty, Josephine was favored by the French nobility and became a socialite in Paris.
Until at a banquet, Josephine met Napoleon, who had already emerged. With his beauty and charm, he successfully attracted Napoleon's attention, and the two developed a good feeling for each other.
The day after the banquet, Josephine sent his son to see Napoleon, who needed to retrieve the sword that the Viscount Alexander had seized, and Napoleon agreed to her without thinking.
On the third day, Josephine personally went to Napoleon's house to express his gratitude to him, and then expressed his admiration and admiration for Napoleon, who was touched by Josephine's actions.
The two soon had a wedding, and soon after the new marriage, Napoleon went to the front line to participate in the battle.
In 1804, Napoleon defeated the combined forces of the Russian Emperor and the Austrian Emperor in the "Battle of the Three Emperors", and after returning home, with the support of the French people, Pope Pius VII personally brought a crown to Napoleon and Josephine, and Josephine became the Empress of France.
Coronation of Napoleon & Josephine
At this time, Napoleon was 35 years old, and Josephine failed to give birth to a son and a daughter to Napoleon, which has always bothered him, which also laid the groundwork for the divorce between Josephine and Napoleon.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="28" > Napoleon's third woman: Mary Valevska</h1>
Marie Vallewska's father was an earl of Gosten, Poland, and at the age of 18, for the sake of the family, he was arranged by his father to marry a Count Ansenis Valleski, who was already in his 70s.
Mary Vallevska was not satisfied with the marriage. When Napoleon visited the Polish town of Bunilo, he met the young and beautiful Mary Vallewska, and Napoleon was deeply attracted by this gentle, considerate and understanding Polish girl.
Mary Valevska
Although Napoleon was deeply in love with Marie Vallevska, he could not give her a name due to the complicated situation at that time, so Napoleon compensated Mary Valeska with gifts.
Napoleon was really touched by Marie Vallevska, and Napoleon wrote in his memoirs: "When Marie Vallevska was by his side, it was his most relaxed moment, it was the communication between hearts and hearts. ”
Mary Valevska bore Napoleon a son, and Napoleon was happy for a long time about the birth of this son, but this did not save Napoleon's decline.
Later, the anti-French coalition invaded Paris on a large scale, Napoleon was overwhelmed, and was forced to sign the abdication edict at the Fontainebleau Palace, Napoleon was quickly defeated and lost power, and Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba.
Napoleon's Edict of Abdication
Mary Valevska then took their son across the rough seas to visit Napoleon on the island, to persuade him not to be discouraged and to give him hope.
Napoleon also lived up to expectations, and later returned to Paris again, established the "Hundred Days Dynasty", and was exiled to st. Hena, with no possibility of making a comeback.
Marie Valleska then met a distant cousin who admired her, the Count of Ornano, and life went on, so Marie Vallevska and The Count of Ornano left Paris to start a new life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="39" > Napoleon's fourth woman: Mary Louis</h1>
After napoleon and Queen Josephine divorced, the choice of empress was always an issue. Under the deliberation of his ministers, Napoleon had two choices: the sister of the Russian Emperor Alexander II and the daughter of the Austrian Emperor, Mary Louis.
Princess Mary Louise
Napoleon eventually chose Mary Louise as his second empress, and in 1810 Napoleon and Mary Louis hosted a grand wedding in Vienna, Austria.
At first, Napoleon, with prejudice against Austria, did not like the princess very much, but thanks to the noble blood of Mary Louis, Napoleon's attitude towards Mary Louis changed a lot.
Mary Lewis
Mary Louis was a gentle and obedient person, familiar with court etiquette, although noble empress, Mary Louis never interfered with Napoleon's decisions, although it was a political marriage, but Mary Louis still loved Napoleon deeply.
Mary Louis once wrote to her father: "Dear Father, people's opinions of the Emperor are unfair, and if you know him, you will surely slowly appreciate her." ”
A year later, Mary Louis gave birth to a son for Napoleon, who immediately conferred on the child the title of King of Rome. Napoleon looked at the distressed expression on Mary Louis's face when she had just given birth and said, "I'd rather not have children than have you suffer like this." ”
Mary Louis and her son
Later, as a result of the war, Mary Louis returned to Austria, but still maintained correspondence with Napoleon. Until Napoleon led his army deep into Russia, Napoleon's army suffered a fierce defeat in the cold snow and wind in Russia, and its vitality was seriously injured.
After Napoleon's defeat, the king of Austria forbade his daughter to return to Paris until 1821, when Napoleon died on the island of St. Helena and was unable to meet him.
Mary Louis knew she would never see Napoleon, and with her father's deliberate matchmaking, Mary Louis ended up with Count Sopar until her death in 1847.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="51" > summary</h1>
In general, Napoleon had a first love, D'Ésirée Clary, two empresses Josephine Boarne and Mary Louis, and a mistress, Marie Vallevska.