#22 – Au Revoir Josphine, Bonjour Marie-Louise and the King of Rome!

The Napoleon Bonaparte Podcast

Welcome back! It’s been a long time between episodes. To celebrate our return, we have a very special guest co-host – Prof. Bob Packett from “History According To Bob”! Bob is the Godfather of History podcasting. It was his show that gave me the idea to start our little Napoleon podcast and we’re very excited about having him join us. If you have never listened to his show, we highly recommend it.

In this episode we cover some of the events that happened in Napoleon’s private life during the peace that lasted from Wagram in 1809 until The Sixth Coalition in 1812, including:

• Napoleon’s divorce from Josephine
• His attempts to wed Tsar Alexander’s sister Anna
• His eventual marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria
• The birth of his first legitimate son known as the King of Rome aka Napoleon II

At the end of the show we have provided a suggested bibliography for this period, thanks to a suggestion from listener Jackm over on the forums.