Napoléon Charles Bonaparte | |||||
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Prince Royal of Holland; Prince Français | |||||
Portrait of Napoleon Charles Bonaparte.
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Born | 10 October 1802 Paris, France |
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Died | 5 May 1807 The Hague, Holland |
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House | Bonaparte | ||||
Father | Louis I of Holland | ||||
Mother | Hortense de Beauharnais |
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Napoléon Louis Charles Bonaparte |
Royal styles of Napoléon Charles Bonaparte |
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Reference style | His Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
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, Josephine de Beauharnais.
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.