Napoléon Charles Bonaparte

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Napoléon Charles Bonaparte
Prince Royal of Holland; Prince Français
Napoléon Bonaparte, Prince Royal of Holland.jpg
Born10 October 1802
Paris, France
Died5 May 1807(1807-05-05) (aged 4)
The Hague, Holland
Names
Napoléon Louis Charles Bonaparte
HouseBonaparte
FatherLouis I of Holland
MotherHortense de Beauharnais
Royal styles of
Napoléon Charles Bonaparte
Blason du Prince Royal de Hollande de 1806 à 1810.svg
Reference styleHis Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Royal Highness

Napoléon Louis Charles Bonaparte (10 October 1802 – 5 May 1807) was the eldest son of Louis Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais. His father was Emperor Napoleon I's younger brother; his mother was the daughter of Napoleon's first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.

Life[]

At the time of his birth his uncle was First Consul of France and childless. Napoleon Charles was his eldest nephew and seen as a potential heir, but he died before reaching his fifth birthday on 5 May 1807 of croup.

Napoleon Charles had two brothers: the youngest, Louis Napoleon, eventually became Emperor as Napoleon III in 1852.

Ancestry[]

Napoléon Charles Bonaparte
Born: 10 October 1802 Died: 5 May 1807
Dutch royalty
New title Heir to the Dutch throne
as Prince Royal of Holland
5 June 1806 – 5 May 1807
Succeeded by
Napoléon Louis Bonaparte


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