She entered parisian social circles as an outsider but through her beauty and ambition she became the most powerful woman in the nation.
Josephine bonaparte ring.
Though she s famous for her romance with napoleon josephine s dramatic life rivals even the famed emperor s.
The beautiful engagement ring he gave to his beloved wife josephine is up for auction next week and it shows that the leader was a lover as well as a fighter.
The ring that a young napoleon gave to.
ʒozefin bɔnapaʁt born marie josèphe rose tascher de la pagerie.
March 24 2013 the engagement ring the young napoleon must have broken his wallet to buy for his fiancee josephine shattered expectations today at the osenat auction house in france when it sold for close to 1 million osenat s expert jean christophe chataignier said.
The gold ring has an 18th century setting called toi et moi with opposing tear shaped jewels a blue sapphire and a diamond.
Throughout joséphine s lifetime she was a great lover of the arts.
Josephine bonaparte was one of the most fascinating women in history.
It was an extravagant purchase for a military man who had not yet climbed to imperial heights.
The ring which will be auctioned off in paris on sunday was napoleon s engagement ring in 1796 to the woman who would become empress josephine.
The simple piece of jewellery.
The carat weight of the two gems is little less than a carat each.
Də boaʁnɛ a name not used during her lifetime.
To celebrate their engagement napoleon reportedly gave josephine today s ring.
The couple married in 1796 but their relationship was doomed.
A jewellery design that became iconic in 1796 when the french military leader napoleon bonaparte proposed to josephine is the toi et moi you and me ring.
A sapphire and diamond toi et moi ring featuring two pear shaped stones that each weigh just under one carat.