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Beauharnais 1. Alexandre , Vicomte de. 1760--94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined 2. his son, Eugène de . 1781--1824, viceroy of Italy (1805--14) for his stepfather Napoleon I 3. (Eugénie) Hortense de . 1783--1837, queen of Holland (1806--10) as wife of Louis Bonaparte; daughter of Alexandre Beauharnais and sister of Eugène: mother of Napoleon III 4. Joséphine de . See (Empress) Josephine How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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15) is a four-hour documentary examining the li'l dictator, focusing on his extraordinary and tyrannical rise to power, and his relationship with Josephine Beauharnais tonight; his military triumphs - and his Waterloo - are explored next week. Furthermore, while the emphasis on music in the last stanza would suggest that "Josephine" be identified as Josephine Baker, the pairing of that name with Leopold the King suggests that the name refers to Josephine Beauharnais, Empress to Napolean and a white Creole from Martinique who was influential in restoring slavery to the Carribean. Speakers in two plenary sessions will include: Dima Al-Khatib, of the United Nations Development Programme, and Catherine Beauharnais, a Global Kids Leader at Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. |
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