Waterloo: Pierre-Paul Prud'hon's The Empress Joséphine
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Cherie Chung in search for the enduring aura of Empress Joséphine
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Empress Josephine rules for Aidan O'Brien in Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas at The Curragh
Joséphine Bonaparte was Empress of the French as the first wife of Emperor Napoleon I from 18 May 1804 until their marriage was annulled on 10 January 1810. As Napoleon's consort, she was also Queen of Italy from 26 May 1805 until the 1810 annulment. She is widely known as Joséphine de Beauharnais.