1794Execution of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Rise of Joséphine

July 23: Alexandre de Beauharnais is tried and executed; his...
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💔 Execution of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Rise of Joséphine

July 23: Alexandre de Beauharnais is tried and executed; his widow Joséphine de Beauharnais became Napoleon's mistress, and his wife in 1796.
Execution of Alexandre de Beauharnais and Rise of Joséphine (1794)
French RevolutionExecutionGuillotineSocial UpheavalMarriageJoséphine de BeauharnaisNapoleon BonaparteRise of NapoleonNobility

🔪 Execution of Princess Marie Thérèse de Choiseul

July 27: Marie Thérèse de Choiseul, the princess of Monaco is executed. Her execution would be one of the last during the Reign of Terror.
Execution of Princess Marie Thérèse de Choiseul (1794)
French RevolutionReign of TerrorExecutionAristocracyGuillotinePolitical ViolenceAtrocityMonacoLast Executions

💍 Napoléon Bonaparte Marries Joséphine de Beauharnais

March 9: Marriage of Napoléon Bonaparte and Joséphine de Beauharnais, the widow of Alexandre de Beauharnais, a French general and political leader guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
Napoléon Bonaparte Marries Joséphine de Beauharnais (1796)
MarriageNapoléon BonaparteJoséphine de BeauharnaisFrench RevolutionSocial HistoryElitePersonal LifeFirst EmpireRelationships