![]() ![]() And with his provincial thinking towards women he makes everyone uncomfortable. This odd little man, lacking manners, doesn’t make the best first impression on anyone. One night at a party, she is introduced to a new general of the new Republic. The same fate follows his wife Marie Antoinette. The raiding of chateaus in the country and towns explodes. ![]() Meanwhile, the drift between Royalists and Republicans grows deeper with each day. Very quickly she learns about his liaisons. But he disappears for days at a time, sometimes weeks. She moves to France to marry Alexandre de Beauharnais, an aristocrat and soldier. One night, her father informs her of “a marriage in a distant land.” The elegant gowns and intrigue, the handsome men. She cherishes her Creole heart, but she dreams of France, “of the adventure of Paris and the grand court life of Papa’s tales. ![]() Rose Tascher (1763-1814) grows up on Martinique plantation. Before she became Josephine Bonaparte, the first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, she was a Creole girl named Rose Tascher. ![]()
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