(1883-1918)
French aristocrat & military officer.
Also known as:
Alexandre Berthier
Louis Berthier
Captain Berthier.
Son of: Louis-Philippe-Marie-Alexandre Berthier, 3rd Prince de Wagram & Baroness Bertha Clara von Rothschild.
His lover was:
Marie-Louise Salivas (1914-2000)
Lover in 1906.
Also known as:
Madame Welson.
Natural offspring:
a. Louise-Monique-Alexandra Berthier
Legitimized 1925.
Also known as:
Monique Welson
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| Andre Massena, Duca di Rivoli Prinz von Essling |
André Masséna
(1758-1815)
1st Duca di Rivoli
1st Prinz von Essling
Brigadier-General 1793
Husband of: Marie Rosalie Lamarre, daughter of a surgeon.
His lovers were:
1) Henriette Lemberton.
"...On April 17, 1810 he gave the command of the Army of Portugal to one of his most able marshals, Andre Massena, Duke of Rivoli and Prince of Essling. Massena was no longer young -- he was 55 in 1810 -- but he was a professional soldier, having served in the Royal Army in his youth. He became a successful smuggler, before resuming his military career in 1794, when he continued to increase his fortune... He was also fond of women; his current mistress, the sister of a member of his Staff, accompanied him in Spain, wearing the uniform of a hussar. Her presence was perhaps some compensation for an assignment which he had not sought, and thoroughly detested...." (Neillands, 1994, p. 103)
"...He had a reputation as an incorrigible collector of loot, and that in an army of looters. His current mistress, Henriette Lemberton, accompanied him to Spain, irritating the headquarters staff by always appearing dressed in the uniform of an officer of light cavalry...." (Corrigan, 2006, p. 159)
2. Sylvia Cepolini.
"At fifty-two, Massena was therefore a very senior marshal as well as a remarkable character. His mistress Silvia Cepolini having brought him luck on the Italian campaign, he took another, Henriette Lebreton, out with him to the Peninsila. There is a debate among historians as to whether she wore the uniform of a dragoon or a hussar, but she was the wife of a captain on Massena's staff and the sister of one of Massena's former mistresses." (Napoleon and Wellington: The Battle of Waterloo: 71)
French military officer.
Also known as:
Etienne-Jacques-Joseph-Alexandre MacDonald, Duca di Taranto.
His lover was:
Pauline Bonaparte.
"Perhaps Napoleon's distrust of this dogged half-Scotsman did have a personal element, for Macdonald had lately acquired a considerable reputation as a lover. His most celebrated mistress was Pauline, prettiest and wittiest of the Bonaparte clan... She apparently devoted the maximum time to Macdonald for they are reported to have locked themselves up at St. Leu for three days, a supply of food having been sent in in advance. Napoleon loathed scandals that involved members of his family and he was extremely angry when he heard about this romantic weekend. He did not wholly forgive the future marshal until he hand him his baton on the field of Wagram, in 1809." (Delderfield, 2002, p. 69)
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| Jean-Andoche Junot 1st Duc d'Abrantes |
(1771-1813)
Husband of Laure Junot, Duchesse d'Abrantes (1784-1838) mar 1800, daughter of Charles Martin de Permond & Panoria.
Also known as:
Laure de Saint-Martin-Permon, Duchesse d'Abrantes Laure Martin de Permond
Laure Permon.[Ref1]
" . . . Descended through her mother from the Imperial family of the Comneni. Born at Montpelier, she married General Junot on his return from Egypt, followed him on his campaigns, studied and observed much, and on her husband's death in 1813 devoted herself to the education of her children. She wrote several novels more suited for the circulating library than for serious reading." (Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino: 291)
His lovers were:
1) Costanza Fagnani Brusati, Marchesa Fagnani.
1) Honore de Balzac.
Lover in 1828
3) Klemens von Metternich (1773-1859)
" . . . Metternich's simultaneous affair with Caroline Murat and Laure Junot was the best known of these scandal, for when the jealous Caroline tipped off Junot about his wife's infidelity, and Junot found the incriminating evidence Caroline had guided him to, he attacked his wife with scissors, leaving her half dead, tried to challenge Metternich to a duel and insisted that the Emperor declare war on Austria. Readers of the scandal sheets particularly enjoyed the alleged riposte by Madame Metternich when Junot 'peached' to her: 'The role of Othello ill becomes you.'" (Napoleon: A Biography: n.p.)
4) Leon de Madaillan-Lesparre, Comte de Lassay (1683-1750)
Husband of Reine de Madaillan
4) Leon de Madaillan-Lesparre, Comte de Lassay (1683-1750)
Husband of Reine de Madaillan
"He had a liaison with Louise-Francoise, Duchess de Bourbon, known as Mademoiselle de Nantes, the illegitimate daughter (b. 1673) of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, and wife of Louis de Bourbon (1668-1710), Prince de Conde who, she had married in 1685...." (Busby, p. 140) [The Madaillan, Lords of Montataire]
"In the 1720s, Louise Francoise became the mistress of the marquis de Lassay. In order to be closer to her, he built the Hotel de Lassay next to the Palais Bourbon, her residence in Paris. Later on, a gallery was built, housing the grander, more public part of the collection of paintings that made Lassay's reputation as a connoisseur redound in Parisian circles for a generation after his death. The gallery that joined the two buildings also enabled the lovers to have better access to each other." (Wikipedia)
5) Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Principe di Canino.
6) Maurice de Balincourt, Marquis de Balincourt (1789-1864)
"...Unwilling to join her husband in this unfashionable and distant outpost of the French Empire, far from the salons of Paris and her new young lover Maurice de Balincourt, Laure Junot remained in France along with the Junots' children." (Martin, 2011, p. 62)
5) Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Principe di Canino.
6) Maurice de Balincourt, Marquis de Balincourt (1789-1864)
"...Unwilling to join her husband in this unfashionable and distant outpost of the French Empire, far from the salons of Paris and her new young lover Maurice de Balincourt, Laure Junot remained in France along with the Junots' children." (Martin, 2011, p. 62)
"...Napoleon arranged her marriage in 18-- to his aide-de-camp, Andoche Junot. The marriage was unhappy and the Duchess had various lovers including Metternich, the Austrian ambassador. Angered by her infidelities and her continuing relationships with emigres, Napoleon ordered her to leave Paris in 1813 after the death of her husband; after the fall of the Empire she was obliged to stay in exile in Rome. Many years later, she eventually returned to Paris, where she wrote entertaining, but often incorrect and malicious memoirs." (Somerville, 2010, p. 303)
Jean-Baptiste Cervoni (1765-1809).
French general.
Jean-Baptiste Cervoni (1765-1809).
French general.
His lovers were:
". . . Corporal Cervoni, however, with whose name hers is coupled, is not mythological; this is Jean-Baptiste Cervoni, born 1768, 'a man of merit, brave and honourable, albeit a Corsican,' says Barras concerning him. It was this same Cervoni who was the first to reconnoitre in Toulon, after its recapture, at the head of 200 men. He was killed on the field of battle at Eckmuhl. The list of Pauline's lovers is long enough for there to be no need to lengthen it by adding the name of Cervoni who had les brilliant adventures in love-affairs and in barracks." (Fleischmann, 1914, p. 12)
2) Victoire Oeben.
Military record: "A friend of the Bonaparte family. Soldier in the Royal Corsican regiment from 1783 to 1786. Colonel of the National Guard for his district in 1790, then second lieutenant in the 22nd cavalry and ADC to his compatriot, General Casablanca. Cervoni was promoted adjutant general chef de bataillon and de brigade before Toulon where he was military agent with the Representatives of the People (with Saliceti, no doubt), on 26 October and 20 December 1793. He became general of brigade on 14 January 1794 (confirmed on 24 December 1795) and general of division on 15 February 1798. After having exercised various territorial commands, he resumed active service as chief of staff of the 2nd corps of the Army of Germany (Marshal Lannes), and was killed, his head taken off by a cannon ball, at the beginning of the campaign at Eckmühl ... He had been wounded in the right leg in Italy on 1 June 1793, and in the thigh and the right arm at Toulon. On 14 June 1804, he had been named commander of the Legion of Honour. General Cervoni's name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, on the eastern side." Bouvier, F. Bonaparte en Italie, 1796, 1899, p. 652-3." (History Data) [Ref1:Napoleon Monuments] [Ref2:11:Gedo]
Military record: "A friend of the Bonaparte family. Soldier in the Royal Corsican regiment from 1783 to 1786. Colonel of the National Guard for his district in 1790, then second lieutenant in the 22nd cavalry and ADC to his compatriot, General Casablanca. Cervoni was promoted adjutant general chef de bataillon and de brigade before Toulon where he was military agent with the Representatives of the People (with Saliceti, no doubt), on 26 October and 20 December 1793. He became general of brigade on 14 January 1794 (confirmed on 24 December 1795) and general of division on 15 February 1798. After having exercised various territorial commands, he resumed active service as chief of staff of the 2nd corps of the Army of Germany (Marshal Lannes), and was killed, his head taken off by a cannon ball, at the beginning of the campaign at Eckmühl ... He had been wounded in the right leg in Italy on 1 June 1793, and in the thigh and the right arm at Toulon. On 14 June 1804, he had been named commander of the Legion of Honour. General Cervoni's name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile, on the eastern side." Bouvier, F. Bonaparte en Italie, 1796, 1899, p. 652-3." (History Data) [Ref1:Napoleon Monuments] [Ref2:11:Gedo]
(1767-1802).
French general & soldier.
Also known as:
Jean-Francois-Joseph Debelle
His lover was:
Pauline Bonaparte, Princesse Borghese.
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello (1769-1809)
Marshal of France.
Pauline Bonaparte, Princesse Borghese.
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello (1769-1809)
Marshal of France.
His lover was:
Pauline Bonaparte.
"Bonaparte brought him from the Army of Italy where he was a general of brigade and where he established his reputation for courage and leadership. Made a General of Division for the invasion of the Holy Land, and subsequently becomes known as the 'Roland of the Army.' He became a Marshal of France and Duke of Montebello." (Lewis,n.d., , n.p.)
Jean-Robert Humbert (1767-1823).
His lover was:
Jean-Robert Humbert (1767-1823).
His lover was:
Pauline Bonaparte.
"...The city was a magnet for the beautiful people, the handsomest emigre being General Jean Robert Humbert, who had been in Leclerc's forces and then served as an escort for Leclerc's widow, the former Pauline Bonaparte, when she returned to France. Because Napoleon suspected that Humbert was one more of Pauline's innumerable lovers, he made his disgust clear, and the general left for New Orleans and remained there for life." (Cerami, 2004, p. 61)
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram (1753-1815).
1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince of Neuchatel 1806, Prince of Wagram 1809
Vice-Constable of the Empire 1807, Marshal of France 1804, Senator 1804, Grand Master of the Palace 1804.
His lovers were:
1) Giuseppina Visconti.
"...The city was a magnet for the beautiful people, the handsomest emigre being General Jean Robert Humbert, who had been in Leclerc's forces and then served as an escort for Leclerc's widow, the former Pauline Bonaparte, when she returned to France. Because Napoleon suspected that Humbert was one more of Pauline's innumerable lovers, he made his disgust clear, and the general left for New Orleans and remained there for life." (Cerami, 2004, p. 61)
Louis-Alexandre Berthier, 1st Prince de Wagram (1753-1815).
1st Duc de Valangin, 1st Sovereign Prince of Neuchatel 1806, Prince of Wagram 1809
Vice-Constable of the Empire 1807, Marshal of France 1804, Senator 1804, Grand Master of the Palace 1804.
His lovers were:
1) Giuseppina Visconti.
Italian courtesan
Also known as:
Madame Visconti.
"Berthier formed another and more romantic attachment during the halcyon days of this campaign. When the French made a triumphant entry into Milan two of the most celebrated women in Northern Italy hurried to greet the,, Grassini famous for her lovely voice, and Madame de Visconti, famous for her beauty. Both tried very hard to seduce the conqueror and both failed on account of Napoleon's attachment to his bride, Josephine. Grassini bided her time and a disillusioned Napoleon soothed her pride three years later. Visconti took second-best. She had noticed that Chief-of-Staff Berthier had fallen deeply in love with her at first sight and she became his mistress. The affair lasted so long that it became a standing joke in the years ahead...." (Delderfield, 2002, p. 37)
" . . . Napoleon tricked him into marrying Princess Elisabeth-Marie, niece of King Maximilian of Bavaria, and abandoning his beloved Madame Giuseppina Visconti. . . ." (Napoleon: A Biographical Companion: 25)
2) Marie-Augustine Debee.
" . . . Napoleon tricked him into marrying Princess Elisabeth-Marie, niece of King Maximilian of Bavaria, and abandoning his beloved Madame Giuseppina Visconti. . . ." (Napoleon: A Biographical Companion: 25)
2) Marie-Augustine Debee.
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Michel Ney by Adolphe Brune, 1792 |
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| Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen |
Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen (1769-1815).
French soldier and military commander.
Colonel in the Grand Armee (1794), Brigadier-General (1796), Lieutenant-General (1799), Major-General (1799), Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Inspector-General of the Cavalry (1801), Ambassador to the Swiss Republic (1802), Marshal of the Empire (1804, 1st Duc d'Elchingen (1808, Prince of Borodino (1812); 1st Prince de la Moskowa (1813)
His lover was:
Maria Versfelt (1776-1845)
Also known as:
Maria Johanna Elselina Verfelt
Ida Saint-Elme
Elzelina av Aylde Jonghe
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| Aglae, Duchesse d'Elchingen |
French aristocrat.
Lady-in-waiting to Empress Josephine 1802-1804 & Empress Marie-Louise 1810-1814
Also known as:
born Aglae-Louise Auguie
Aglae-Louise Auguie de Lascans
Aglae-Louise Auguier
Aglae-Louise Ney.
Daughter of: Pierre-Cesar Augui, French aristocrat & Adelaide-Henriette Genet, Lady-in-waiting to Marie-Antoinette
Wife of: Michel Ney (1769-1815), 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa, mar 1802.
Aglae Ney's personal & family background
". . . Aglae Louise Ney, nee Auguie . . . was born on 24 March 1782 in Paris as a daughter of French aristocrat Pierre-Cesar Auguie and Adelaide-Henriette Genet, lady-in-waiting of Queen Marie-Antoinette. After the suicide of her mother in the days of the Great Terror she was adopted by her maternal aunt, (the) famous Mme. Campan. The latter introduced (the) young girl into new high society, and Aglae became (a) close friend of Napoleon Bonaparte's wife Josephine who promoted her marriage with Michel Ney, (the) celebrated Napoleonic general and from 1804 Marshal of France. . . Mme. Ney outlived her husband for almost 40 years. . . ." (Boris Wilnitsky, Fine Arts)
Her lover was:
Her lover was:
Michael Bruce.
"Aglae Ney was the beautiful wife of the 'bravest of the brave' Michel Ney, Prince of Borodino and Moskowa. She was falling in love with a young Englishman called Michael Bruce who in turn was being pursued by the wild young Caroline Lamb! Within two years the Duke was due to have acute problems with the Ney family. . . ." (Wellington the Beau: 73)
REFERENCES
Ambition and Desire: Napoleon's Josephine
REFERENCES
Ambition and Desire: Napoleon's Josephine
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