Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France

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Louis Napoléon
Prince Imperial of France
Napoléon, Prince Imperial at age 22
Louis-Napoléon in 1878
Titular Emperor of the French
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Predecessor Napoleon III
Successor Napoleon V
Born (1856-03-16)16 March 1856
Tuileries Palace, Paris, French Empire
Died 1 June 1879(1879-06-01) (aged 23)
near Ulundi, Zulu Kingdom
Full name
Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph Bonaparte
House Bonaparte
Father Napoleon III
Mother Eugénie de Montijo
Religion Roman Catholicism

Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial (Napoléon Eugène Louis Jean Joseph; 16 March 1856 – 1 June 1879), also known as Louis Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned in 1870, he moved to England with his family. On his father's death in January 1873, he was proclaimed by the Bonapartist faction as Napoleon IV.




Titles and styles[edit]

  • 1856–1871 His Imperial Highness The Prince Imperial of France.
  • 1871–1875 His Imperial Highness Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, Prince Imperial of France.
  • 1875–1879 His Imperial Highness Lieutenant Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, Prince Imperial of France.








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Louis Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France
Born: 16 March 1856 Died: 1 June 1879
Titles in pretence

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Vacant
Title last held by
Napoleon III
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Emperor of the French
Bonapartist claimant
9 January 1873 – 1 June 1879
Reason for succession failure:
Empire abolished in 1870
Succeeded by
French royalty

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Preceded by Heir to the French throne
16 March 1856 – 4 September 1870
Empire abolished

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