Search results
Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte (French pronunciation: [ɔʁtɑ̃s øʒeni sesil bɔnapaʁt]; née de Beauharnais, pronounced [də boaʁnɛ]; 10 April 1783 – 5 October 1837) was Queen consort of Holland.
Hortense was the queen of Holland, stepdaughter of Napoleon I, and mother of Napoleon III. The daughter of the future empress Joséphine and of her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, Hortense became one of the attractions of the court after Napoleon became first consul of the French in 1799.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hortense de Beauharnais, reine de Hollande (1806-1810), duchesse de Saint-Leu (Saint-Leu-la-Forêt) , née le 10 avril 1783 à Paris et morte le 5 octobre 1837 au château d'Arenenberg dans le canton de Thurgovie en Suisse, est un membre de la famille impériale française, fille de Joséphine de Beauharnais et mère de l'empereur ...
In the summer of 1795, Hortense was sent to the Institution Nationale de Saint-Germain (a girls’ school) founded and directed by Madame Campan, ex-First Lady-in-waiting to Marie-Antoinette. Hortense was to find here a climate of confidence which gave her room to blossom.
French composer, artist, queen and regent of Holland, and mother of Napoleon III. Name variations: Hortense, Queen of Holland; Hortense Beauharnais; Hortense Bonaparte; Eugenie Hortense de Beauharnais. Born Eugénie Hortense de Beauharnais in Paris, France, on April 10, 1783; died in Arenenberg, Switzerland, on October 5, 1837; daughter of ...
A short biography of Hortense de Beauharnais (1783-1837), Queen of Holland, adopted daughter and sister-in-law of Napoleon.
A magazine article by the curators of the Arenenberg Museum, Dominic Gügel and Christina Egli, about the life of Queen Hortense, Napoleon's stepdaughter and stepmother. It covers her childhood, marriage, exile and death, with illustrations and details.
