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Wedding on 9 March 1796
- When
- 9 March 1796
- Where
- Paris, venue of the civil marriage
Joséphine and Napoleon married on 9 March 1796, falsifying their ages on the certificate to appear closer in age.
The couple married on 9 March 1796. On the marriage certificate Joséphine reduced her own age by four years and increased Napoleon's by eighteen months, so the newlyweds appeared roughly the same age. This was Joséphine's second marriage, her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais having been guillotined in 1794.
Sources
- Joséphine de Beauharnais Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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