Josephine Bonaparte was one of the most fascinating women in history. She entered Parisian social circles as an outsider, but through her beauty and ambition, she became the most powerful woman in the nation. Though she’s famous for her romance with Napoleon, Josephine’s dramatic life rivals even the famed Emperor’s. From passionate affairs to close calls with death, strap in for the wild life of Empress Josephine. Empress Josephine Facts1. She Went by Many NamesEmpress Josephine Bonaparte didn’t enter the world as “Josephine.” Her name was actually, deep breath, Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de …