The love story between Napoleon Bonaparte and Jos phine de Beauharnais is one of history's most famous and complex romances. Napoleon first met Jos phine in 1795, a year after her first husband, Alexandre de Beauharnais, had been executed during the Reign of Terror. Jos phine, a widow with two children, was six years older than Napoleon and initially saw him as a way to secure her future. Napoleon, on the other hand, was captivated by her beauty...