The Resume

(June 23, 1763-May 29, 1814)
Birth name is Marie-Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie
First wife of Napoléon Bonaparte (1796-1810)
Empress of France (1804-1810)
Grandmother of Emperor Napoléon III
Buried at the St. Pierre and St. Paul church in Rueil

Why she might be annoying:

She ate a lot of sugar as a kid, leaving her teeth black and rotted.
She had flings with many French politicians before meeting Napoléon.
Even after her marriage, she had several affairs.
For revenge, Napoléon took on several mistresses of his own.
She practiced strange sex techniques with Napoléon that sometimes awoke the whole household.
Her divorce to Napoléon was the first under the Napoleonic Code.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was very popular among the people.
Her first husband was guillotined during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution (1794).
She was also arrested, but was saved from execution thanks to the death of Robespierre.
Napoléon reluctantly divorced her when she couldn't bear him an heir.
Despite their rocky relationship, Napoléon always remained in love with her.
Napoléon's dying word was reportedly 'Joséphine.'

Credit: Ratman

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Fashion Role Models
• French Royalty
• Historical Figures in ‘House of Wax’ [1953]
• House of Bonaparte
• I am an Adulterer
• I'm a Bastard
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 15501-15750 (Ranked: 15532)
• Ratman's Profiles [Series 3]
• Served in the French Revolution
• Served in the Napoleonic Wars

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 105 Votes: 69.52% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 104 Votes: 51.92% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 116 Votes: 46.55% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 79 Votes: 50.63% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 93 Votes: 50.54% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 60 Votes: 51.67% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 52 Votes: 51.92% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 70.83% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 124 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 90 Votes: 62.22% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 87 Votes: 59.77% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 123 Votes: 52.03% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 49 Votes: 59.18% Annoying