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#53 - Empress of Style: the Life and Legacy of Josephine Bonaparte
Season 2 · Episode 53

#53 - Empress of Style: the Life and Legacy of Josephine Bonaparte

The Good Life France podcast · Janine Marsh & Olivier Jauffrit

August 5, 202416m 54s

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Show Notes

Step back in history to look at the life of a women who helped to shape the history of France.

She is remembered for her personal style and influence. She was an icon of fashion, a patron of the arts, and the first Empress of France. She was married to one of the most powerful men in the world. And from humble beginnings on the island of Martinique to her days in the opulent halls of French power, her life was one of resilience – a real rags to riches story.

Legend has it that when she was ten years old, she was told by a fortune teller that she would be unhappily married, widowed, and then become Queen of France. “More than a queen,” she was told, precisely, “but only for a short time.”

Discover the life and legacy of Josephine Bonaparte. 

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