Who Was Napoleon’s First Wife Empress Joséphine Bonaparte? Her Rise to the Throne, Exotic Menagerie and Serial Spending That Led to Their Split

Ridley Scott’s latest directorial feat, “Napoleon,” is coming to Apple TV+ in November. The historical drama sees Joaquin Phoenix play the famous French leader, with Vanessa Kirby of “The Crown” cast as his first wife, Empress Joséphine. In the first trailer for “Napoleon,” which debuted on Monday, we get our first glimpse at Kirby’s Joséphine, who is charming, desirable and cunning as she seduces her future spouse into what eventually becomes a tumultuous marriage. Ahead of the film’s fall release, learn more about the life and legend of Empress Joséphine Bonaparte. Related Articles Culture News Who Is Jeanne du Barry? The True Story of King Louis XV’s Infamous Mistress That Stunned the Cannes Film Festival Jewelry Chaumet to Hold Joséphine and Napoleon Exhibit at Vendôme Flagship Portrait of Empress Joséphine by François Gérard. Who was Napoleon’s first wife Joséphine Bonaparte? Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, later known as Joséphine, was born and raised in Martinique, a French colony off the coast of South America. She came from affluent stock, as her parents owned a sugar cane plantation on the island. At the age of 16, Joséphine married French general Alexandre François Marie, the Viscount of Beauharnais. The couple had two children, a son named Eugène, born in 1781, and

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