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19th-century French women

  • Caroline BonaparteCarolina Maria Annunziata Bonaparte entered the world on the 25th of March 1782 in Ajaccio, Corsica. She was the seventh child and third daughter of Carlo…
  • Marie Louise, Duchess of ParmaArchduchess Marie Louise of Austria was born at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on the 12th of December 1791. Her father became Holy Roman Emperor a year later…
  • Julie ClaryMarie Julie Clary entered the world on the 26th of December 1771 in Marseille, France. Her father François Clary operated a wealthy silk manufacturing…
  • Joséphine de BeauharnaisMarie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie entered the world on the 23rd of June 1763, though historians still argue over whether she arrived in Les…
  • Stéphanie de BeauharnaisStéphanie Louise Adrienne de Beauharnais entered the world on the 28th of August 1789 at Versailles. This date marked the beginning of a violent upheaval…