The Chateau de Malmaison is a French country house about 15 kilometers west of Paris in Rueil-Malmaison, built in a mix of Renaissance and Empire styles. Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais bought the then-dilapidated manor in April 1799 and rebuilt it into a celebrated estate with exotic gardens, and the house served as the headquarters of the French government from 1800 to 1802. Napoléon returned briefly to Malmaison after his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 before going into exile. A museum devoted to Napoleonic history opened on the estate in 1905, following a restoration by architect Pierre Humbert, and the chateau is now an important historical monument open to the public.
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The Château de Malmaison (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto d(ə) malmɛzɔ̃]) is a French château situated near the left bank of the Seine, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) west of the centre of Paris, in the commune of Rueil-Malmaison.
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After her divorce from Napoléon, Joséphine received Malmaison in her own right, along with a pension of 5 million francs a year, and remained there until her death in 1814. Napoléon returned and took residence in the house after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), before his exile to the island of Saint Helena.
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