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What began the unfolding of the first part of the prophecy was when Roses older sister Catherine was to marry Alexander de Beauharnais, the Marquis’s son and Catherine became ill and died of fever on 16 October 1777. The family then had to decide on sending Rose’s younger sister Manette or Rose. Rose’s mother did not want to let her youngest to go so in the end Rose was sent to France to marry Alexander de Beauharnais. Marie-Rose Tascher de la Pagerie married Alexander de Beauharnais on 13 D

Rose was introduced to Deputy Barras and they became friends. Money was often so tight that Rose under the guidance of a friend realized that selling saltpetre could make an excellent profit. During that time it was often considered unbecoming for a woman to involve herself in commerce. Citoyenne rose Beauharnais had become a profiteer. Rose also opened her own salon to entertain people to help make money and more aquaintences. During these times “the boy”, a young boy being held in prison who was said to be the heir to the throne of France, the King. Soon after the alleged kidnapping a general in the army, often thought to be Rose’s lover, succeeded in negotiating peace with the Vendee rebels. Rumor had it that a deal was made under the understanding that “the Boy” would once again be restored to the throne of France. A short while after the peace agreement had been reached “the boy” was found dead. The people of France were secretly suspicious of the young king’s death. Rose was later told that the real young boy king had died months ago of a fever and the impostor was placed in the prison in order to make the peace deal with the Vendee.

There was another way for Rose to earn money. Deputy Barras was going to help Rose with her monetary problems in return for her to hostess receptions at his house and introduce him to her powerful friends. Through her friendship with Deputy Barras Rose met a strange little man named Napoleone Buonaparte. Napoleone Buonaparte was described by Rose as being “ a remarkable man, but for all the wrong reasons… his long, limp hair hung down around his ears in a sorry attempt at fashion, his skin was sallow and his figure so thin his threadbare breeches seemed to hang on him.” Not many people liked Napoleone Buonaparte he was strange, had a rough accent, no social manners and was from the lower class. Napoleone was a young man trying to make his presence known. Rose hinted in her own memoires that she was paid by Deputy Barras to keep an eye on Napoleone and even to sleep with him to find out his true loyalties.

Throughout the last few years of her marriage Rose had been receiving an education unlike other women in reading, writing, politics and much more. While learning everything Alexander sent her to learn she met a great number of people around Paris and Fountainebleau. Rose eventually became interested in politics and involved in the bloody French Revolution. Rose had returned home to Martinico to tend to her ailing father and sister and to manage the neglected household finances. Rarely would a woman be asked and trusted enough to handle household and plantation finances. While in Martinico, Alexander wrote to her and told her that he had decided to enter politics. Alexander sent Rose all the pamphlets he wrote or could find and made her memorize them, so in doing so she learned a great deal about the politics of the world at that time. Many women of the time followed their husbands and the general crowds opinion, but Rose formed her own opinions.

Napoleone called Rose by the name of Josephine after her father Joseph. Rose did not like Napoleone referring to her as Josephine, after al

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