she was the daughter of joseph gaspar
tachay and her mother was rose claire
the little town of san pierre martinique
was her birthplace
she would wait upon arrival in france
yet her husband was executed under the
reign of terror
the lady then imprisoned was lucky to
escape with her own life
at this point she would meet a young
military man clearly on the way up a
romance began that would lead to
marriage and a lifelong passionate love
between the two
we’ll now look at the extraordinary life
and times of napoleon and josephine
except for one instance josephine’s
childhood was largely uneventful
she and a group of friends escaped from
school one day and whilst they were
walking through the gardens they came
across an older woman who wanted to read
their futures
immediately after spotting josephine’s
hand the woman threw herself at the
young girl and exclaimed madame you will
be greater than a queen even though
josephine laughed at the moment she
never forgot the woman’s prophecy but it
was one she lived to witness come true
she visited france with her father when
she was 17.
a political figure at the time alexandra
buanahe became a husband
it is stated that when he asked her to
be his wife she laughed and responded
how can i in the end i am going to be
even more powerful than the queen
despite this the marriage went ahead and
they had two children
eugene the family’s eldest child would
go on to succeed in life
hortense was their daughter and she
would eventually become queen of poland
napoleon adopted these children later in
life and believed to be very fond of
them
but after his catastrophic russian
campaign he said that eugene was the
only member of his staff who had not
committed a terrible blunder of some
type
josephine’s family remained unnoticed in
paris during the turbulent days
following the monarchy’s demise
then because of their devotion to the
king they were imprisoned and a husband
became one of the final victims of the
reign of terror he died at the
guillotine just four days before rob’s
beer was toppled
in the women’s wing of the prison
josephine away to the fate identical to
her husband’s
she was so close to being executed and
the jailer came and took her bed telling
her firmly that she wouldn’t need it
after tomorrow
however the unexpected often occurs and in this instance it did
the following morning she was free to return to her children
freedom was good but now she was a widow
and had no means of support in the meantime young bonaparte was
becoming a prominent figure in parisian
society it was the case that the young men in particular dominated the closing
days of the french revolution
and even though he was no more than 26
years old the french army had promoted
him to general
one day a small boy approached general
bonaparte and asked for the restoration
of his father’s sword which had been taken from him while he was imprisoned
as soon as the boy asked for it it was
given
when the general put the sword in his hands the boy burst into tears and
kissed it
much to napoleon’s amazement
he was moved by the boy’s tears and inquired about the well-being of his
family
the next day the boy’s mother visited
napoleon to thank him for the friendly
greeting he had given her son it was on this occasion napoleon first set his
eyes upon josephine whom he described as
of all the women i have ever known the
one who enchanted me most and whom i most tenderly loved
according to one of his companions who
shared his exile he rarely spoke of her but one day when he was overcome with
nostalgia he said
dear josephine she was the most
endearing woman i’d ever met she was the absolute master of the art of pleasing
which so few women possess
she was always available whenever i needed her she never asked for favors
from me on behalf of her children
throughout her life and she never once
upset me
to be my angel was her only goal and she accomplished it
josephine won the hearts of the people but i won the kingdoms and she’d gladly
have gone with me on my exile
when he said these words the emperor
couldn’t forget that the days with
josephine were the days of his greatest splendor or that his star only began to wane from
the day he sent her from him after seeing josephine for the first
time bonaparte would not let this woman
would enthralled him escape
although she rejected him he went out of his way to find and pursue her with all
of his might
josephine was raised in aristocratic
circles and protected by the king as a
child
as to whether or not she should wed this lively young republican she couldn’t make a decision
she could not reciprocate the affection he poured on her at this point
however bonaparte persisted and eventually confirmed the marriage yet
just three days later he yelled through the door to her that he was on his way
to italy and for the
