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    Maria Ornano (Laczynska)

    Birth: 12-7-1786

    Death: 12-15-1817

Biography

Polish mistress of Napoleon I, bore him an illegitimate son Alexandre Walewski who became the French Secretary of State, mentioned in 1859 travel letters written by William Henry Seward during his visit to Paris

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Polish mistress of Napoleon I, bore him an illegitimate son Alexandre Walewski who became the French Secretary of State, mentioned in 1859 travel letters written by William Henry Seward during his visit to Paris
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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maria-Walewska
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Encyclopaedia Brittanica - Maria Walewska
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https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/biographies/marie-walewska/
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Marie Walewska
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