Marie Walewska
Marie Walewska | |
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Portrait by François Gérard | |
| Born | 7 December 1786 Kiernozia, Poland |
| Died | 11 December 1817 (aged 31) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Père Lachaise Cemetery |
| Spouse(s) | Athenasius, Count Colonna-Walewski (1805–1812); 1 child Philippe Antoine d'Ornano (1816–1817, her death); 1 child |
| Partner(s) | Napoleon I Bonaparte (1806–1810); 1 child |
| Children | Count Antoni Rudolf Bazyli Colonna-Walewski Count Alexandre Joseph Colonna-Walewski Rodolphe-Auguste d'Ornano |
| Parent(s) | Count Mathieu (Mateusz) Łączyński Eva Zaborowska |
Marie Walewska, Countess Walewska (Polish: Maria Walewska; née Łączyńska; 7 December 1786 – 11 December 1817) was a Polish noblewoman in the court of Napoleon I who used her influence to sway the emperor towards the creation of an independent Polish state. In her later years she married count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, an influential Napoleonic officer.