<p>The &quot;Famous Women of the French Court&quot; series covers notable women -- many of them married to Napoleon Bonaparte or associated with him -- and their lives before during and after Napoleon&#39;s reign. This volume concerns Jos&eacute;phine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) the first wife of Napoleon I and thus the first Empress of the French (commonly called Empress Josephine or just Josephine).</p>