Word: childlessness
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Last Chill. What ended the marriage was Napoleon's belated discovery that he could father an heir. For years he had assumed, on the evidence of Josephine's two children by her first marriage, that he was responsible for the fact that his own marriage had been childless. In 1806, however, he became the father of an illegitimate son, and in 1809 his mistress of the moment, Polish Countess Maria Walewska, revealed that she was pregnant. Several months later, Bonaparte announced his decision to divorce Josephine for the good of the state. Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria gave...
Back to 1278. In retirement he enjoyed a second spectacular career, becoming, by a wide margin, Britain's most generous philanthropist. Childless and reportedly thwarted of ambitions toward a career in medicine, Nuffield lavished some $75 million on charities, mostly in medical grants. Oxford University, whose hallowed walls are close by Morris' Cowley plant, got $17.7 million for Nuffield College, which specializes in social studies, and Nuffield medical center. In return, it bestowed on him an honorary master of arts...
...what was good, and he could justly boast that he did not have to rely on the advice of dealers. He never bothered to talk esthetics: he would say that a picture was "hot" or "terrific"' or that it "hits me hard." In gentler moments, the childless Dale referred to his paintings as "my children," and he once reported that "I look at my pictures every night before I go to bed." He was generous to Washington's National Gallery of Art, of which he became president in 1955, but he would watch carefully...
There is no Christmas in Harvard Square. Grey, childless, overtired, our little community tries, but fails...
...over to his estate for use by the town's 6,000 residents. Among his gifts: a $3,000,000 community house, a junior college, three schools, two country clubs, four golf courses, an amusement park, two swimming pools, an ice rink, a hotel, stadium, zoo and firehouse. Childless himself, Hershey founded the Milton Hershey School for orphan boys and gave his stock to it. Through trust funds, the school now owns 70% of Hershey Chocolate's 2,400,000 outstanding shares...