Beauharnais

American  

[boh-ar-ne] / boʊ arˈnɛ /

noun

1. Alexandre de 1760–94, French general and statesman.

2. Eugénie Hortense de 1782–1837, queen of Holland: wife of Louis Bonaparte.

3. Joséphine de 1763–1814, empress of France 1804–09: first wife of Napoleon I.

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Beauharnais British  

/ boarnɛ /

noun

1. Alexandre (alɛksã̃dr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined

2. his son, Eugène de (øʒɛn də). 1781–1824, viceroy of Italy (1805–14) for his stepfather Napoleon I

3. ( Eugénie ) (øʒeni) Hortense de (ɔrtɑ̃s də). 1783–1837, queen of Holland (1806–10) as wife of Louis Bonaparte; daughter of Alexandre Beauharnais and sister of Eugène: mother of Napoleon III

4. Joséphine de (ʒozefin də), previous name of the Empress Josephine See Josephine

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Example Sentences

The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix as the French emperor and Vanessa Kirby as his wife Joséphine de Beauharnais, was also the top movie globally with $78.8 million.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 26, 2023

She is Joséphine de Beauharnais, the glittering-eyed widow who will reign at Napoleon’s side for a spell as empress of France, and who is infused with quietly mesmerizing gravity by Vanessa Kirby.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023

Kirby said she learned about the challenge of being "the feminine in that extremely masculine world," and appreciated Beauharnais for "remaining dignified," even through her public divorce.

From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2023

Before he was crowned emperor of France in 1804, Napoleon was leading armies, consolidating his power, and pitching woo to Josephine de Beauharnais, who would become his wife and empress.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2022

Is it true that engravings are being published with the title of Josephine Beauharnais n�e La Pagerie?

From Napoleon's Letters to Josephine by Hall, Henry Foljambe