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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.
Between 1852 and 1870, there was a Second French Empire, when a member of the Bonaparte dynasty again ruled France: Napoleon III, the youngest son of Louis Bonaparte. However, during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871, the dynasty was again ousted from the Imperial Throne.
Napoleon II, also known as the Aiglon, was the only son of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise. He became French emperor for a few days in 1814 and 1815, but died in 1832 in Vienna.
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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.
On this day the only legitimate descendant of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, his son Napoleon II, born by the Austrian Archduchess Maria Luisa, died. Napoleon II was born in 1811, and his father was awarded the title of “King of Rome” (Roi de Rome).
Reclaiming his empire on March 1, 1815, Napoleon ruled for 100 days until his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo. After this, he again named his infant son as Emperor. The Empress was confirmed as ruler of Parma but the victors stipulated that Napoleon II would never govern or succeed her.
L'ex-Napoléon II passe le reste de sa vie en Autriche : jusqu'à sa mort à l'âge de 21 ans, il est reconnu par les bonapartistes comme l'héritier du trône impérial. Son surnom de « l'Aiglon » lui a été attribué à titre posthume, et a été popularisé par la pièce de théâtre d' Edmond Rostand L'Aiglon , le rôle-titre étant ...
