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MARIA WALEWSKA
1786 - 1817


Maria was born Maria Laczynska because she was Polish.

In 1804, she married Anastazy Walewska, which was a good idea because it made her countess.

In 1806, she met Napoleon Bonaparte, which resulted in child Alexandre-Florian-Joseph Colonna, Comte Walewski, who was born in 1810 and became a diplomat under Napoleon III.

In 1816, Maria married Philippe-Antoine d'Ornano.

 

In the 1937 movie Conquest, Greta Garbo is a wonderful Maria Walewska.


 

 

 


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