Napoleon II
Noble person
1811 – 1832
Who was Napoleon II?
Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte, Prince Imperial, King of Rome, Prince of Parma, after 1818 known as Franz, Duke of Reichstadt, was the son of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, and his second wife, Marie Louise of Austria. By Title III, article 9 of the French Constitution of the time, he was Prince Imperial, but he was also known from birth as the King of Rome which Napoleon I declared was the courtesy title of the heir-apparent. His nickname L'Aiglon was awarded posthumously and was popularized by the Edmond Rostand play, L'Aiglon. When his father abdicated on 4 April 1814, he named his son Emperor, but the coalition partners that had defeated Napoleon refused to acknowledge his son as successor, so he was forced to abdicate unconditionally a week later. Although he never actually ruled France, he was the titular Emperor and he is still generally referred to by historians as Napoleon II.
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- Born
- Mar 20, 1811
Tuileries Palace - Also known as
- Napoléon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte
- Franz Joseph Karl Bonaparte
- Hertigen av Reichstadt
- Hertig av Reichstadt
- Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte
- Kungen av Rom
- Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte
- Parents
- Nationality
- France
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Jul 22, 1832
Schönbrunn Palace - Resting place
- Les Invalides
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on July 23, 2013
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