The Chateau de Malmaison

A few years before Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor of France, his first wife, Josephine de Beauharnais, bought an estate while he was away in Egypt. Chateau
de Malmaison--which is located nine miles west of centralParis--was a grand but derelict old property. When thefuture ruler returned, he was not pleased with
Josephine’s purchase, however, the couple ultimatelydecided it needed extensive renovations and embarked on
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