Back Марыя Валеўская Byelorussian Maria Walewska Breton Marie Walewska Catalan Maria Walewská Czech Maria Walewska German Marie Walewska Spanish Marie Walewska Basque ماری والوسکا Persian Maria Walewska Finnish Marie Walewska French
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 | 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 (née Łączyńska; Polish: Maria Walewska; 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.