Confronted with Josephine's infidelity Napoleon looks to other conquests There were many women with whom Napoleon was intimate, but these are a few of the more famous paramours. Pauline Foures 1779? - 18 March 1869 Called "Bellilote," the wife of a lieutenant of the 22nd Chasseurs hid aboard a ship to be with her husband in the expedition to Egypt in 1798, where General Bonaparte met her, Hearing of Josephine's infidelities, Napoleon took Pauline as his mistress. She become known to the soldiers as "Cleopatra" and the affair lasted eight months. She ended her days as the Countess de Ranchoup. Mademoiselle George Marguerite Josephine Wernmer [Weimer], 23 February 1787 - 1864 When the liaison began in December 1802, George, already an accomplished actress, was 15. Napoleon preferred to call her "Giorgina" rather than Josephine. Josephine Douchesnois 5 June 1777 - 8 January 1835 Like Mademoiselle George, Douchesnois was a member of the Comedie Francaise and a great actress. She was ten years older than George or "Giorgina" and considered to be a remarkably unattractive woman. Giuseppina Grassini One of the foremost opera performers of the period, she is also rumored to have been the Duke of Wellington's mistress during the occupation of France. Eleonore Denulle [Denuelle de la Plaignel 13 September 1787 - 30 January 1868 Eighteen at the time of her introduction to Napoleon in 1806, she was a classmate of his sister Caroline. Caroline, like most of the Bonaparte family, disliked Napoleon's wife and may have encouraged the assignation to embarrass Josephine and perhaps end the marriage. Son: Leon-Charles Denulle 13 December 1806 - 1881 The Count of Uon was a "disreputable and dissipated blackguard and gambler" who fathered four children. Marshal Murat is also a candidate as the father of Leon.  Countess Marie Z. Laczynskich Walewska 1789 - 10 December 1817 Eighteen when she met Napoleon during the 1807 campaign, she was encouraged by Polish patriots to surrender herself to save Poland. Regardless, she remained a faithful friend, tried to visit him on the eve of his first abdication in 1814, and brought his son for a visit while Napoleon was in exile on Elba. Son: Florian Alexandre Walewska 4 May 1810 - 1868 The Count of Colonna became a French citizen in 1833 and had a spectacular career, including serving as ambassador to many countries, Foreign Minister in the 1850s, and Minister of War for Napoleon III. His own illegitimate son entered French consular service. More Napoleon: Introductory Guide Introduction Prejudice and Pride Napoleon in Military School The Young Artillerist's Double Life Revolution & Opportunity Women's Fashion During the Revolution The Siege of Toulon Napoleon & Josephine Women's Fashion during the Directory Fame & Glory: Italy Fame & Glory: Egypt Saviour or Usurper Battle of Marengo Civil Achievments Enlightened Despot or Tyrant Napoleon's Siblings The Dawn of Gastronomy Haydn and Beethoven Women's Fashion during the Empire Napoleon's Other Women The Mashalate and Imperial Eagle History's Greatest General? Back to Table of Contents -- Napoleon #17 Back to Napoleon List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by Napoleon LLC. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. The full text and graphics from other military history magazines and gaming magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com Order Napoleon magazine direct