The eldest of Napoleon's sisters, she intelligently administered two Italian principalities obtained by Napoleon.
When in April 1814 the defeated Napoleon went to exile on the island of Elba, he expected his wife Maria Ludwika to join him. He was very disappointed. But instead Maria Walewska came to the island. Napoleon himself, although he was happy about this visit, was heartbroken because of the adultery o
Third sister of Napoleon, she married Murat in 1800. Grand Duchess of Cleves and Queen of Naples. An eternal schemer, she tried in vain to preserve her kingdom.
Second sister of Napoleon, she married General Leclerc. She becomes a widow when he is killed during the Santo Domingo expedition. She sold her duchy to the kingdom of Italy and left to join her brother on the island of Elba where she encouraged him to reconcile with Murat.
He befriended Bonaparte from the capture of Toulon, from then on he followed him to Italy and distinguished himself at Rivoli . He married Pauline Bonaparte in 1797 and took part in the 18 Brumaire. He was then commander of the Saint-Domingue expedition where Toussaint-Louverture, the Black Bonapart