 Because she did not bear Napoleon any children, he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria.Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon, many of which still exist.Although she is often referred to as "Joséphine de Beauharnais", it is not a name she ever used in her lifetime, as "Beauharnais" is the name of her first husband, which she ceased to use upon her marriage to Napoleon, taking the last name "Bonaparte" while she did not use the name "Joséphine" before meeting Napoleon, who was the first to begin calling her such, perhaps from a middle name of "Josephe".