Napoleon Bonaparte was the emperor of the First French Empire, who once controlled almost all of Western European countries such as Germany, France, Italy, and was a talented politician and military man. However, because of his contradictions in the marriage issue, it caused him bad consequences and caused his final failure.
During the French Revolution of 1789, Napoleon, a son of a humble aristocrat from Corsica, threw himself into it with great fanatical passion.
Because of his outstanding performance, he became a major in the army responsible for guarding the aristocratic residential areas of Paris.
In this neighborhood, there is a woman as beautiful as a flower, Mrs. Josephine Boarne.
She is a dancing widow and a socialite in French politics.
After Napoleon met this beauty in the salon of Barras, he was fascinated by her posture and did not see her for a day, such as three autumns.
He used his work to get close to the lady, and also took the opportunity to meet Josephine's 9-year-old son and launched a love letter offensive.
Napoleon is 1.68 meters tall, if born in China, it is the standard male height, but in the eyes of tall Western Europeans, it is a little short.
This was also a piece of his heart disease, so after he ruled Europe, he said the famous saying: "I am taller than the Alps!" ”
Although Napoleon was not very tall, he was still handsome, which made Josephine's heart turn into a river of spring water.
In her opinion, Napoleon was on a high level at a young age, and he would definitely be able to become a big red man in high society in the future, so he wanted to make a promise to him.
To be on the safe side, she asked Napoleon to meet her personal adviser, Harold Harold, to seek his opinion.
Unexpectedly, Harold invited her into the back room and said to her: Napoleon came from a humble background, and the age difference between the two is too large, I am afraid that the man wants to marry his wife and make money, even if he will soar in the future, then you will be old, beautiful is not there, it is difficult to share the glory and wealth.
The meaning of the barrister's words is that he opposes this marriage that is not a good match.
At this time, Napoleon, who was eavesdropping outside the door, was so angry that he wanted to break through the door and beat up this bastard lawyer, but he was afraid of causing trouble, so he had to endure it.
In 1795, there was a riot in Paris. In a panic, Napoleon commanded Ruoding, and he had the artillery shoot the hordes of shells at the rioting troops. Let the rebels leave behind hundreds of corpses and flee in all directions.
He set a precedent for the use of cannons in cities to suppress riots, which attracted the attention of some rulers.
At the recommendation of Barras, he became commander of the paris garrison with boundless power.
By this time Napoleon had cleared all the obstacles, and it was easy to get Josephine.
On March 9, 1796, they held a wedding ceremony.
Napoleon was only 27 years old at this time, and the newlyweds were already 34 years old.
In order to avoid jokes from others, men add one year old to the registration and women add 4 years less.
From this incident, it can be seen that Napoleon's vanity was heavy.
Just two days after their marriage, the groom embarked on a journey to attack Italy and gain a new name.
After several years of conquest, Napoleon was invincible and became a hero in the hearts of the French.
Napoleon was known throughout Europe, that he was a super-first-class general, and that his prestige at home had reached an unprecedented level.
In April 1804, the French Parliament passed a resolution conferring on Napoleon the title of hereditary Emperor of France, and the French Republic became an empire at the same time.
On December 2 of the same year, Napoleon, who was in power for life, ascended the throne and was crowned as Napoleon I.
Josephine also wore a long white satin dress with gold and silver edges, and became the Queen of France.
Napoleon invited friends and relatives, and specially invited Haro's lawyer, who had opposed their marriage, in order to show the evil in his chest for 10 years.
As soon as the cups were touched, Napoleon announced the three major crimes of Harold lawyers: satirizing Haro's lawyer in his lawyer's office; saying that the motives for proposing marriage were not pure; and almost missing the lifelong events of Haro.
Lawyer Haro's face turned pale with fright, and he thought that he was less fierce today.
At this time, Josephine, who was extremely surprised, gently persuaded the emperor not to remember the old vendetta and to be more generous.
Napoleon considered that he was already emperor of the Empire and did not deserve to worry about a small lawyer.
So he taught Harold: "You are a lawyer in Paris, you should encourage young people to work hard, not arbitrarily, ruining someone's future." Remember your loyalty to the Queen, forgive you for your innocence. ”
A frightening storm subsided, and Haro's lawyer sighed softly.
A few years later, however, Harrow proved to be justified.
In 1809, the French Empire ushered in its heyday, and any country in Europe would be terrified to hear the name of Napoleon I.
But there was one thing that made Napoleon sleepless. First, the empress's reputation is outstanding, it is said that she has an affair with several celebrities in French society, and then the empress has not given birth to him children, so that his throne has no successor.
After some deliberation, Napoleon decided to divorce Josephine.
When the empress heard this, she immediately fainted and fell to the ground, unconscious. When she woke up, she knew that nothing could be done to make Napoleon change his mind, so she agreed to divorce the emperor.
Curiously, napoleon divorced Josephine and still retained the title of empress.
Because of the change in status, Napoleon needed to marry another wife, and he and all the ministers agreed that the only candidate who could be worthy of the empress was from britain, Russia, and Austria.
Britain never reconciled with France and was engaged in a life-and-death battle.
Austria has been newly defeated, and its national strength is not as good as Russia's.
So Napoleon proposed to his old rival, the Russian Emperor Alexander, and asked his sister to be the Empress of France. Petersburg politely refused, citing the princess's young age.
Napoleon turned to Vienna in a fit of rage, and austria, which had suffered a crushing defeat, agreed in order to gain respite.
In 1810, Napoleon married the 18-year-old Austrian Princess Maria Louise in Paris.
Louise was Grand Duke of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor (1791–1804); Princess of Austria, Hungary and Bohemia, daughter of Austrian Emperor (1804–1810).
This marriage greatly satisfied Napoleon's vanity, because the Austrian royal family was a concubine of the Holy Roman Empire.
Napoleon divorced his wife and married another wife, which soon brought him bad consequences.
Empress Ime, who held real power in Turkey at the time, was Josephine's cousin, and when she learned of her sister's abandonment, she said that she must avenge her sister.
When Napoleon attacked Moscow, Turkey suddenly made a truce with Russia, causing Russia to mobilize a large number of troops to the north, cutting off Napoleon's retreat, so that Napoleon's fiasco became a foregone conclusion.
In addition, the Franco-Austrian marriage exacerbated the rupture of relations between France and the Allies, prompting the 6th Coalition to quickly organize, dealing Napoleon a fatal blow at the Battle of Leipzig, forcing him to abdicate and be exiled to the island of Elba.
The Austrian princess gave birth to Napoleon, the Roman king Napoleon II, but eventually abandoned him. And remarried twice after his death.
However, Josephine still has a deep affection for him and has been with him.
Napoleon later blamed himself: "I married a princess, and the throne collapsed. I did something stupid, and I regret it now. ”