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Marie Louise's marriage to Napoleon was complex due to her reserved nature and their separation during his exile to Elba. Following Napoleon's defeat, Marie Louise remarried Count Neipperg, leading to social rank complications and illegitimate children. Marie Louise's eventful life continued after Neipperg's death, including a marriage to Grand Chamberlain Bombelles until her own passing.

Although Ridley Scott's Napoleon mainly focuses on the notorious emperor's relationship with his first wife Josephine, the film does touch on his second marriage to Archduchess Marie Louise (Anna Mawn) – without explaining what happened to her after his exile. As is revealed in the movie, Marie Louise gave birth to a son following Napoleon and Josephine's separation, seemingly resolving the issue of imperial succession that had proved so problematic for the original couple. However, while she is a peripheral presence in Napoleon, the real Marie Louise had her own fascinating history.

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Napoleon and Joséphine's marriage was controversial due to their age difference and Joséphine's previous marriage and children. Napoleon's second marriage to Marie Louise was even more controversial, as she was much younger than him. The film downplays the controversial nature of Napoleon's relationship with Marie Louise, focusing instead on the birth of their son.

In Napoleon, the unconventional nature of Napoleon's marriage with Empress Joséphine is a key focus, but their relationship is not quite as controversial as another one of Napoleon's romances. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix as Napoleon Bonaparte, this historical drama chronicles the emperor of France's rise to power through various battles and major historical events. The film also focuses heavily on Napoleon's relationship with Joséphine (Vanessa Kirby), his first wife. In real life, Napoleon met Joséphine in 1795, when she still went by Rose. He proposed to her in January 1796, and they married two months later,...

Kirby confirms that the sex scenes in Napoleon were meant to be funny, reflecting the unconventional and strange nature of Joséphine and Bonaparte's relationship. While Napoleon exaggerates the unusual nature of their relationship, the epic accurately portrays the turbulence and toxicity of their bond, which persisted despite divorce. Joséphine's power and independence, as well as her ability to command respect from Bonaparte, were unusual for a woman at the time and contributed to the perceived unconventional nature of their relationship.

Napoleon star Vanessa Kirby addresses the movie's awkward sex scenes and how she handled them. Kirby stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix's Napoleon Bonaparte as Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott's Napoleon. The epic historical drama delves into Bonaparte's rise and fall from power and his relationship with Joséphine. Their relationship has always been intriguing, given that Joséphine was a widowed mother of two children who was six years Bonaparte's senior when they married.