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Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Josephine and her first husband were aristocrats who had been imprisoned during the French Revolution. Her husband was executed but she managed to be freed. After their marriage, Napoleon and Josephine had numerous affairs but still loved each other by all accounts.

However, Josephine was unable to produce an heir so Napoleon divorced her for Marie Louise of Austria with whom he had one child who died at the age of 21 without issue. Napoleon's last word is reported to have been "Josephine", indicating he still loved her over Marie Louise.

Indeed, Marie Louise never saw husband again after he was first exiled to Elba in 1814 until he died in 1821.

Answer: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor was a famous British-American actress known for her many marriages, often in quick succession. Her fourth husband was Eddie Fisher (who divorced Debbie Reynolds to marry Taylor) whom she married in 1959 and divorced in 1964. Later in 1964, she married Richard Burton whom she met on the set of "Cleopatra". Taylor and Burton divorced in 1974 but then she remarried him in 1975 and divorced him again the next year.

In 1976, she divorced Burton to marry John Warner, who would later go on to become a powerful U.S. Senator from Virginia.

She divorced Warner in 1982.

Answer: Donald Trump

Donald Trump married Czech model Ivana Zelnickova in 1977 and divorced her in 1992. The couple had three children: Don Jr., Ivanka and Eric. In 1993, Trump married Marla Maples with whom he allegedly had an affair with while still married to Ivana. Trump and Maples had one child: Tiffany.

He later divorced Maples in 1999 and married Melania Knauss, the future First Lady, in 2005. Knauss and Trump allegedly had an affair when he was still married to Maples. They have one son together: Barron who would live in the White House with the president and First Lady after Trump's election in 2016.

Answer: Wallis Warfield

Wallis Simpson's first husband was Earl Spencer, an American Navy pilot (not to be confused with the British peer). She divorced him in 1927. The following year she married Ernest Simpson, a British shipbuilder. During her marriage with Simpson, Wallis openly was interested in Prince Edward, the then Heir Apparent to the British Throne. Her romance with the prince was prime celebrity gossip for time and rumors swirled that she intended to divorce Simpson and marry the prince. A potential marriage to Wallis Simpson would have upended the line of succession as the British Government and Church of England would not have approved the marriage of a two-time divorcee to the future king.

When Edward became king in 1936, he became Edward VIII. However, a few months later he announced his engagement to Wallis Simpson and abdicated the throne in favor of his brother, George VI, father to Queen Elizabeth II.

Answer: King Henry VIII

The story of King Henry VIII's many marriages is one of the most notorious in history. His first wife was Catherine of Aragon whom he married in 1509. Together, the couple had Mary I of England (Bloody Mary). Henry was dissatisfied that Catherine did not produce a male heir and tried to divorce her for Anne Boleyn. When the Pope refused to grant a divorce or annulment, Henry separated the Church of England from the Catholic Church. Afterward, Catholics were persecuted as treasonous to the king and many Catholic practices were abolished and priests and followers executed.

After his marriage was annulled in 1533, Henry married Anne Boleyn the same year. She too failed to produce a male heir and instead had Elizabeth, the future queen. Henry had that marriage annulled and Anne was executed two days later. Henry then married Jane Seymour in 1536 but she died the following year. He then had three other wives before dying himself in 1547 while married to Catherine Parr, who survived him.

Answer: Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe married three times. Her first marriage occurred when she was just sixteen to James Doughtery. It was a boring marriage with the couple having nothing in common. She divorced in 1946. In 1954, she married baseball player Joe DiMaggio. That marriage was characterized by his insane jealousy and he did not trust Monroe to be faithful. They divorced in 1955 allegedly over DiMaggio being upset over Monroe famous scene in "The Seven-Year Itch" where her dress is blown up while she stands on the subway grating. Monroe and DiMaggio continued to have an affair during and after their divorce.

The following year, Monroe married playwright Arthur Miller. Miller, before their marriage, was being investigated for Communist ties by the House of Un-American Activities. Monroe refused to split from Miller despite pressure from her film studio. By all accounts, she found the experience thrilling. However, the couple divorced in 1961. Miller claimed he always loved Marilyn and always would. At the time of Monroe's death in 1962, there were rumors she planned to marry Joe DiMaggio again.

Answer: Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela married three times. His first wedding was in 1944 to Evelyn Mase. Mase was a nurse who became anti-apartheid activist. She and Mandela had a good relationship and loved each other but Mase wanted to remain free of politics and disapproved of her husband's involvement in the African National Congress. This led to their divorce in 1958. Mase maintained a relatively private life after their divorce.

Later that same year, Mandela married Winnie Madikizela. They were married for 38 years but Mandela was imprisoned for much of that time. Winnie was also imprisoned and tortured for being the wife of Mandela and for her own anti-apartheid activities.

Mandela later married Graca Machel in 1998 and remained married to her until his death in 2013.

Answer: Princess Anne

Anne, Princess Royal, is the only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. She married Olympic equestrian Mark Phillips in 1973 with whom she has two children: Peter and Zara. Their marriage was a rocky one and the couple were rarely seen together in public. They divorced in 1992 and Anne soon married Timothy Laurence, a Navy Vice Admiral. Anne and Timothy had been seeing each other for years and their affair was well-known at the time.

Answer: Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart was one of Hollywood's most famous actors in the 1940s and 50s. He was married a total of four times, each time to an actress. His most famous marriage was to Lauren Bacall whom he married in 1945 and they remained wedded until he died in 1957.

Prior to marrying Bacall, Bogart was married to Mayo Methot. That marriage was a rocky one. Both were alcoholics and Methot had given up her career on Bogart's request, a decision she regretted. Their divorce was bitter as the two fought over their houses and property. Bogart married Bacall three months after the divorce was finalized.

Answer: Cher

Cher's first marriage was to singer Sonny Bono. The two had a very popular singing act called Sonny & Cher had several hit songs like "I've Got You Babe". Their marriage was initially smooth but the last two years had been rocky and the couple realized they were not compatible any longer. They kept up the charade of the happy couple for the sake of their music and fans. They divorced in 1975.

Four days after her divorce from Sonny, Cher married singer Gregg Allman. She filed for divorced just over a week later because of Allman's excessive drug use but the two made up. They eventually divorced in 1979.