Napoleon II
Eight months after the King of Rome’s first—and only– stay at Compiègne, Napoleon headed off for the ill-fated campaign in
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Prince Louis Napoleon’s Cradle
When Napoleon III came to power, like his uncle Napoleon, he was conscious of the need for an heir. He
Édouard André
Edouard André’s family were wealthy bankers. At 18 he entered military school and later served in an elite regiment in
Prince Imperial
When Napoleon III came to power, like his uncle Napoleon, he was conscious of the need for an heir. He
Napoleon III
Napoleon’s nephew became President of France following the revolution in 1848 which ousted King Louis-Philippe. Ineligible to stand for a
Hortense de Beauharnais
When Napoleon married Josephine she was a widow with a 14 year old son Eugène and 12 year old daughter
