hortense de beauharnais

hortense de beauharnais was born in paris on 10 april 1783 and died in arenenberg, switzerland on 5 october 1837. the daughter of joséphine de beauharnais and stepdaughter of napoleon bonaparte, she married napoleon's brother louis bonaparte in 1802 and served as queen consort of holland from 1806 to 1810. alongside her royal role, she worked as an amateur composer, painter, and writer.