{"id":24804,"date":"2026-08-02T03:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24804"},"modified":"2026-08-02T03:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:56:25","slug":"til-that-during-the-difficult-birth-of-his-son-napoleon-was-asked-if-wife-or-child-should-be-prioritized-he-ordered-the-empress-to-be-saved-but-both-survived-napoleon-was-traumatized-by-watching-hi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24804","title":{"rendered":"TIL that during the difficult birth of his son, Napoleon was asked if wife or child should be prioritized. He ordered the empress to be saved but both survived. Napoleon was traumatized by watching his wife&#8217;s pain saying \u201cI had rather never have any more children than see her suffer so much again&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/todayilearned\/comments\/1vd07ll\/til_that_during_the_difficult_birth_of_his_son\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-preview.redd.it\/BeYfaaMqvklVqxY_dqKNZlPlh-v-gceO7DsGHvlTKSQ.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=5ac292af1286178de9eac9f9c6ca919f5f2898f8\" alt=\"TIL that during the difficult birth of his son, Napoleon was asked if wife or child should be prioritized. He ordered the empress to be saved but both survived. Napoleon was traumatized by watching his wife&apos;s pain saying \u201cI had rather never have any more children than see her suffer so much again&quot;\" title=\"TIL that during the difficult birth of his son, Napoleon was asked if wife or child should be prioritized. He ordered the empress to be saved but both survived. 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