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Courtship and proposal
- When
- 1795 – January 1796
- Where
- Paris, where Joséphine lived after her imprisonment
Joséphine met Napoleon in 1795, became his mistress, and accepted his marriage proposal in January 1796.
After meeting Napoleon Bonaparte in 1795 and becoming his mistress, Joséphine received his proposal in January 1796. Napoleon, six years her junior, had been writing her passionate letters; the courtship followed her release from the Carmes Prison and the recovery of her first husband's possessions in June 1795.
Sources
- Joséphine de Beauharnais Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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