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Religious Marriage Before Coronation
- When
- circa 1 December 1804
- Where
- unspecified; inferred to precede the Notre-Dame coronation
A private religious ceremony between Napoleon and Josephine occurred the day before the coronation, at the pope's insistence.
Napoleon had a civil marriage with Joséphine in 1796. At the pope's insistence, a private religious ceremony with her took place the day before his coronation as emperor in 1804. The specific date and location of this ceremony are inferred from the coronation date rather than stated in the sources.
Sources
- Napoleon Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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