JOSEPHINE

1763–1814, empress of the French (1804–9) as the consort of Napoleon I. Born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie in Martinique, she was married in 1779 to Alexandre de Beauharnais. Two children were born, Eugène (later viceroy of Italy) and Hortense (later queen of Holland). Josephine's husband was guillotined during the French Revolution, in 1794, but she escaped with brief imprisonment. In 1796 she was married, by a civil ceremony, to Napoleon Bonaparte, whom she had met through Paul Barras. Before Napoleon became emperor, they were remarried in a religious ceremony. Josephine took a prominent part in the social life of the time. Napoleon had the marriage annulled in 1809 because of her alleged infertility, so that he might marry Marie Louise, daughter of the Austrian emperor Francis I (Holy Roman Emperor Francis II). Thereafter Josephine lived in retirement at Malmaison.

See biographies by R. M. Wilson (1930), A. Castelot (tr. 1967), and C. Erickson (1999); study by F. Masson.

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Empress Josephine
Book by Ernest John Knapton; Harvard University Press, 1963
Subjects: Josephine--Empress, Consort Of Napoleon I, Emperor Of The French--1763-1814
Sainte-Croix de Ia Ronciere, Josephine imperatrice des francais Paris, 1934...Hanoteau on the Beauharnais family, Josephine avant Bonaparte: Le Menage Beauharnais...second volume he printed 73 letters from Josephine to Eugene preserved in the Leuchtenberg...
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Writers of Conviction: The Personal Politics of Zona Gale, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Rose Wilder Lane, and Josephine Herbst
Book by Julia C. Ehrhardt; University of Missouri Press, 2004
Subjects: American Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, American Fiction--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Fisher, Dorothy Canfield--1879-1958--Political And Social Views, Gale, Zona--1874-1938--Political And Social Views, Herbst, Josephine--1892-1969--Political And Social Views, Lane, Rose Wilder--1886-1968--Political And Social Views, Political Fiction, American--History And Criticism, Politics And Literature--United States--History--20th Century, Women And Literature--United States--History--20th Century
...sister seemed to have died so futilely. Josephine Herbst, The Executioner Waits Though...37. Josephine Herbst, Nothing Is Sacred, 18, 147; Langer, Josephine Herbst, 79; Robert Wolf to JH, January...
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The Collected Plays of Josephine Preston Peabody
Book by Josephine Preston Peabody; Houghton Mifflin, 1927
Subjects: Drama
FOREWORD JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY, writing in 1898, at the age of twenty-four, an...they want to be dramatists. Read her letters and note the comfort Josephine Peabody found, when hard beset by circumstance, in dramatizing herself...
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Pilgrimage for Love: Essays in Early Modern Literature in Honor of Josephine A. Roberts
Book by Sigrid King; Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 1999
Subjects: English Literature--Early Modern, 1500-1700--History And Criticism, English Literature--Women Authors--History And Criticism, Women And Literature--Great Britain--History--16th Century, Women And Literature--Great Britain--History--17th Century, Wroth, Mary--Lady--Ca. 1586-Ca. 1640--Criticism And Interpretation
...accident in August 1996 is a great loss. But Josephine Robertss pilgrimage continues through those...Early Modem Women has estab- lished the Josephine A. Roberts Award for Editing and the Josephine A. Roberts Memorial Fund; Louisiana State...
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Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women
Book by Elbert Hubbard; G.P. Putnams Sons, 1897
Subjects: Austen, Jane--1775-1817, Bonheur, Rosa--1822-1899, Brontee, Charlotte--1816-1855, Browning, Elizabeth Barrett--1806-1861, Fry, Elizabeth Gurney--1780-1845, Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier De La Motte--1648-1717, Josephine--Empress, Consort Of Napoleon I, Emperor Of The French--1763-1814, Lamb, Mary--1764-1847, Martineau, Harriet--1802-1876, Rossetti, Christina Georgina--1830-1894, Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft--1797-1851, Staeel--Madame De--(Anne-Louise-Germaine)--1766-1817
...Queen of Holland, the grandson of Josephine, reigned long and well as Emperor of...noble youth,--great-grandson of Josephine, was killed in Africa while fighting...battle of the nation that undid Napoleon. Josephine was a parent of kings: Napoleon was...
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Making 'Hope and History Rhyme': Gender and History in Josephine Herbst's Trexler Trilogy
Journal article by Angela Hubler; Critical Survey, Vol. 19, 2007
Subjects: American writers--Criticism and interpretation, American writers--Works, Authors, American--Criticism and interpretation, Authors, American--Works, Gender identity--Portrayals, Herbst, Josephine--Criticism and interpretation, Herbst, Josephine--Works, History--Portrayals, Pity Is Not Enough (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Rope of Gold (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, The Executioner Waits (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation
...History Rhyme: Gender and History in Josephine Herbsts Trexler Trilogy. by Angela Hubler In 1932, Josephine Herbst wrote to her friend Katherine...locating archival material. (1.) Josephine Herbst, letter to Katherine Anne Porter...
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Josephine Herbst's 'The Starched Blue Sky of Spain and Other Memoirs': Literary History "In the Wide Margin of the Century."
Journal article by Angela E. Hubler; Papers on Language & Literature, Vol. 33, 1997
Subjects: American literature--20th century, Herbst, Josephine--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Modernism (Literature)--History, Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, in literature--Analysis, The Starched Blue Sky of Spain and Other Memoirs (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Josephine Herbsts The Starched Blue Sky of Spain...This passage, from a typescript page of Josephine Herbsts memoirs, recently collected...New Haven: Yale UP, 1988. Herbst, Josephine. "Autobiographical Sketch of Josephine...
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Josephine Humphreys and the Politics of Postmodern Desire
Journal article by Shelley M. Jackson; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 47, 1994
Subjects: Feminist literature--Analysis, Humphreys, Josephine--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Southern States--Literature
Josephine Humphreys and the politics of postmodern...literature by women, from Kate Chopin to Josephine Humphreys, is filled with critiques...Jill McCorkle, Alice Childress, and Josephine Humphreys, to name only a few, explore...
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Josephine Humphreys's 'Rich in Love': Redefining Southern Fiction
Journal article by Elinor Ann Walker; The Mississippi Quarterly, Vol. 47, 1994
Subjects: Feminist literature--Southern States, Humphreys, Josephine--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Southern States, Southern States--Literature
Josephine Humphreyss Rich in Love: redefining...that they are people too."(6) What Josephine Humphreys reveals in Rich in Love is...Contemporary Southern women writers such as Josephine Humphreys, Jill McCorkle, Kaye Gibbons...
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Sound Mind: Josephine Dickinson's Deaf Poetics
Journal article by Jessica Lewis Luck; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 42, 2009
Subjects: Dickinson, Josephine--Criticism and interpretation, Dickinson, Josephine--Works, Discrimination--Analysis, Poets--Criticism and interpretation, Poets--Works, Sound--Analysis
Sound Mind: Josephine Dickinsons Deaf Poetics. by Jessica...rich soundscape of the British poet Josephine Dickinson, who also happens to be deaf...The poetry of Deaf writers such as Josephine Dickinson asks us to reconsider the...
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Josephine Butler Feminism's Neglected Pioneer
Magazine article by Trevor Fisher; History Today, Vol. 46, June 1996
Subjects: Butler, Josephine--Biography, Feminists--Biography, Prostitution--Laws, regulations, etc., United Kingdom--History, 1837-1901 (Victorian era), Women's rights--History
Josephine Butler feminisms neglected pioneer by...In the history of British feminism, Josephine Butler occupies a marginal position...against the Contagious Diseases Acts, Josephine Butler fundamentally changed the terms...
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The Real-Life Josephine Baker: What the Movie Didn't Tell You. despite Vivid Performances, No Medium Has Captured the Essence of Legendary Star's Life
Magazine article by Charles Whitaker; Ebony, Vol. 46, June 1991
Subjects: African American entertainers--Biography, Baker, Josephine--Biography, Josephine Baker Story (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
The real-life Josephine Baker: what the movie didnt tell you...Dorothy or Sidney or Lena, there was Josephine Baker--larger-than-life, brighter...16 years after her death at age 69, Josephine Baker still casts a magical spell over...
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December 14th, 1809: Napoleon Divorces Josephine
Magazine article by Richard Cavendish; History Today, Vol. 59, December 2009
Subjects: Empresses--Biography, Josephine, Empress of France--Biography
...December 14th, 1809: Napoleon Divorces Josephine. by Richard Cavendish The future Empress...Marie and it was Napoleon who called her Josephine. At 16 she was sent to France to be...brilliantly successful campaign, while Josephine failed to answer his love letters, had...
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Josephine Baker: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1927
Magazine article by Anthony Barnett; Strings, Vol. 15, April 2001
Subjects: Baker, Josephine (1906-75), Jazz, Musical recordings, Rhythm & blues music
Josephine Baker: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1927 by Anthony Barnett Josephine Baker: Complete Recorded Works 1926-1927...researcher Howard Rye drew my attention to a session by Josephine Baker recorded in Paris in October or November...
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The Legacy of Mary Josephine Rogers
Magazine article by Barbara Hendricks; International Bulletin of Missionary Research, Vol. 21, April 1997
Subjects: Catholicism, Missionaries, Personal profiles, Religious organizations, Rogers, Mary Josephine (1882-1955)
The Legacy of Mary Josephine Rogers by Barbara Hendricks When Mary Josephine Rogers was a junior at Smith College, Northampton...future. Mission Awareness in a Catholic Family Mary Josephine Rogers was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on October...
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Josephine Hart's Last Message: 'Without Reading I Would Have Found Life Less Bearable and Infinitely Less Enjoyable'
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 3, 2011
Subjects: Hart, Josephine
Josephine Harts Last Message: Without Reading...Lydall Chief News Correspondent NOVELIST Josephine Hart gave a powerful endorsement of the...shows. Lady Antonia Fraser said: "Josephine Hart was beautiful in everything she...
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Josephine Hart's Last Message: 'Without Reading I Would Have Found Life Less Bearable and Infinitely Less Enjoyable'
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 3, 2011
Subjects: Hart, Josephine
Josephine Harts Last Message: Without Reading...Lydall Chief News Correspondent NOVELIST Josephine Hart gave a powerful endorsement of the...shows. Lady Antonia Fraser said: "Josephine Hart was beautiful in everything she...
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Josephine Does the Business for Airline; 500,000 Milestone Marked with Treat for One Passenger
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), January 20, 2011
Subjects: Airline passengers, Airlines--International economic relations, Cochrane, Josephine
Josephine Does the Business for Airline; 500...Emirates passenger to fly from the region. Josephine Cochrane, 66, said she was delighted...international students." FAMILY CLOSER TOGETHER Josephine Cochrane, the 500,000th passenger...
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Flash Back: A Woman of Substance; Josephine Butler Fought to Improve the Life of Women in 19th Century Liverpool. Peter Grant Reports on Celebrations of the Radical Campaigner
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), May 13, 2006
Flash Back: A Woman of Substance; Josephine Butler Fought to Improve the Life of...Byline: Peter Grant WHEN social reformer Josephine Butler set to work transforming conditions...University this Saturday, organised by the Josephine Butler Memorial Trust. But who was Josephine...
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Not Tonight Josephine Josephine Baker Story Has Potential, but Spotlights Wrong Character
Newspaper article by Barbara Vitello; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 25, 2006
Not Tonight Josephine Josephine Baker Story Has Potential, but Spotlights Wrong Character. by Barbara Vitello Byline: Barbara Vitello Daily Herald Staff Writer "Josephine Tonight" out of four Location: Theatre Building Chicago, 1225...
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Baker, Josephine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BAKER, JOSEPHINE 1906 75, African-American dancer and singer, b. St. Louis, Mo., as Freda Josephine McDonald. In 1923 and 1924 she appeared...Paris after 14 triumphant performances of Josephine, celebrating her 50 years as a performer...
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Josephine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOSEPHINE 1763 1814, empress of the French (1804...were remarried in a religious ceremony. Josephine took a prominent part in the social life...Roman Emperor Francis II ). Thereafter Josephine lived in retirement at Malmaison. See...
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Beauharnais, Josephine De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEAUHARNAIS, JOSEPHINE DE see Josephine . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Napoleon I
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...left for Italy in Mar., 1796, after marrying Josephine de Beauharnais (see Josephine ). Assuming command of an ill-supplied army...Napoleon secured an annulment of his marriage with Josephine, who was unable to bear him a child, and was...
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Beauharnais, EugÈne De
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BEAUHARNAIS, EUGENE DE ozhen d boarna , 1781 1824, French general; son of Alexandre and Josephine de Beauharnais (Empress Josephine ). He served ably in the campaigns of his stepfather, Napoleon I , distinguishing himself at Marengo...
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