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 Catherine
de Vivonne, Marquise de Rambouillet established herself at Hôtel de
Rambouillet, in Paris, where she gathered an
impressive array of intellectuals, aristocrats,
and men of letters. The Marquise's salons
resulted in many collections of sonnets and other
literary works that exerted great influence on
French language and literature for an entire
generation. |
 Josephine
de Beauharnais Bonaparte married
Napoleon Bonaparte in 1796. Despite infidelity on
both sides of the marriage, the union lasted
until 1810, when Napoleon divorced her on the
grounds that she was incapable of producing an
heir. |
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