Was Hortense de Beauharnais related to Napoleon's wife?
No
Yes, she was her sister
Yes, she was her daughter
Yes, she was her cousin
Answer
Yes, Hortense de Beauharnais was related to Napoleon's wife, Josephine de Beauharnais. Hortense was Josephine's daughter from her first marriage to Alexandre de Beauharnais. Hortense married Napoleon's brother, Louis Bonaparte, in 1802.
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