Napoleon's Forgotten Wife

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Jun 2, 202636:14Society & Culture

When Josphine failed to produce heirs, Napoleon secured a divorce and arranged for another marriage: to the 18-year-old daughter of the Emperor of Austria. Young Marie-Louise arrived in Paris and, to her surprise, found...

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