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    BornMarie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie · 23 June 1763 · Dauphin, Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles
    Died29 May 1814 (aged 50) · Rueil-Malmaison, Kingdom of France
    SpousesAlexandre, Viscount of Beauharnais · (m. 1779; died · 1794) · Napoleon I, Emperor of the French · (m. · 1796; ann. · 1810)
    FatherJoseph Gaspard Tascher de La Pagerie
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    Although she is often referred to as "Joséphine de Beauharnais", it is not a name she herself used. "Beauharnais" is the name of her first husband, which she ceased to use upon her marriage to Napoleon, t… See more

    Family background

    The Taschers were an ancient French noble family of landed gentry, and Joséphine's grandfather, Gaspard-Joseph Tascher de La Pagerie (1705-1767) was the first to settle in Le Carbet on Martinique in 1726. He seems to h… See more

    Disputed birthplace

    Officially, Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie was born in Les Trois-Îlets on Martinique on 23 June 1763. However, this has been disputed by several sources. The church registry in Les Trois-Îlets states that Joséphine … See more

    First marriage

    Joséphine's paternal aunt, Marie Euphémie Désirée Tascher de la Pagerie (1739–1803), was at first the mistress, later became the second wife of a French naval officer, François de Beauharnais, Governor of Martinique, … See more

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