..This charming lady is Hortense de Beauharnais . Her father , a member of an old aristocratic family , had been decapitated during the French Revolution . Her mother's second husband was Napoleon Bonaparte . In 1802 , Hortense , then 19 , married her step-fathers brother , Louis . In 1806 , Louis Bonaparte was placed on the Dutch throne and Hortense became Hollands first queen.
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Wednesday 4 January 2012
'Hortense de Beauharnais ' Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Triason ( French 1767-1824) Oil on canvas , circa 1808 . Rijksmuseum , Amsterdam
..This charming lady is Hortense de Beauharnais . Her father , a member of an old aristocratic family , had been decapitated during the French Revolution . Her mother's second husband was Napoleon Bonaparte . In 1802 , Hortense , then 19 , married her step-fathers brother , Louis . In 1806 , Louis Bonaparte was placed on the Dutch throne and Hortense became Hollands first queen.
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