Hortense de Beauharnais
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On June 15 the new king left Paris and a week later arrived at the Hague, accompanied by his wife, Hortense de Beauharnais, Napoleon's step-daughter.
From History of Holland by Edmundson, George
The second son of Louis Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais was baptized by the Pope himself at Saint Cloud, March 27, 1805.
From The Court of the Empress Josephine by Perry, Thomas Sergeant
Mrs. Hay was educated in Paris at Madame Campan's celebrated school, where she was the associate and friend of Hortense de Beauharnais, subsequently the Queen of Holland and the mother of Napoleon III.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
Herr Kalm was presently enticed away by a bevy of young ladies, Hortense de Beauharnais leading them, to get the learned professor's opinion on some rare specimens of botany growing in the park.
From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William
Louis Bonaparte refused to govern in the name of the child which he had by Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of the Empress Josephine by her first marriage, whom he had married with regret.
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)
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