Imbert de Saint-Amand / Elizabeth Gilbert Martin
The 'Famous Women of the French Court' series covers notable women -- many of them married to Napoleon Bonaparte or associated with him -- and their lives before, during, and after Napoleon's reign. This volume concerns Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), the first wife of Napoleon I, and thus the first Empress of the French (commonly called Empress Josephine or just Josephine). 3