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Napoleon II (Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte; 20 March 1811 – 22 July 1832) was the disputed Emperor of the French for a few weeks in 1815. He was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Marie Louise, daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria. Napoleon II had been Prince Imperial of France and King of Rome since birth.
NAPOLEON II. Napoleon François Charles Joseph (1811-1832), Roi de Rome, French emperor, Prince de Parme, Duc de Reichstadt. On 20 March, 1811, a salvo of one hundred cannon shots broke the news to the city of Paris: the long-awaited son of the emperor had been born at the Tuileries Palace.
Napoleon II remains of symbolic significance in the context of the story of the Bonaparte family and their place in European history. As the recognized head of the family, he gave hope to Bonaparte supporters that one day a Bonaparte might rule again.
Napoleon's son, also known as the King of Rome, Napoleon II, Prince of Parma, and Duke of Reichstadt, led a sad short life.
Napoléon II was born in Paris in 1811. In 1814, Napoleon I was defeated during the War of the Sixth Coalition and then forced to resign by his own officers. Napoleon I originally wanted Napoleon II to succeed him, but that was rejected by the coalition.
Napoleon II was the son of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the France, from his second wife, and had the distinction of being his only legitimate child. He is famous for being the Emperor of the France for only sixteen days.
Aug 5, 2023 · Napoleon II may be an enigma, often forgotten in the grand tapestry of Napoleonic history. However, his life and brief reign as Emperor of France offer a window into a turbulent period of revolution and political intrigue.
May 29, 2018 · Napoleon II, 1811–32, son of Napoleon I [1] and Marie Louise [2], known as the king of Rome (1811–14), as the prince of Parma (1814–18), and after that as the duke of Reichstadt.
Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; [1] [b] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of successful campaigns across Europe during the Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to ...
Napoleon II, often referred to as the Eaglet (l Aiglon), was born in 1811 and was only three years old when he was separated from his father. Upon Napoleon s exile to Elba, his wife Marie Louise took their son (Francois Joseph Charles Bonaparte) to Austria.
