1. Napoleon II was the disputed Emperor of the French for a few weeks in 1815.
19 Facts About Napoleon II
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Napoleon II was the son of Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Marie Louise, daughter of Emperor Francis I of Austria.
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Napoleon II had been Prince Imperial of France and King of Rome since birth.
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Napoleon II was posthumously given the nickname L'Aiglon.
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When Napoleon I tried to abdicate on 4 April 1814, he said that his son would rule as emperor.
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However, the coalition victors refused to acknowledge his son as successor, and Napoleon II I was forced to abdicate unconditionally some days later.
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Napoleon II was the maternal great-great-grandson of Empress Maria Theresa, Empress of Habsburg Dominions and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and great-grandson of Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of Naples and Sicily.
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Napoleon II was born on 20 March 1811, at the Tuileries Palace, the son of Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Marie Louise.
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Napoleon II was put in the care of Louise Charlotte Francoise de Montesquiou, a descendant of Francois-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, who was named Governess of the Children of France.
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Napoleon II I saw his second wife and their son for the last time on 24 January 1814.
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In 1815, after his resurgence and his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon II I abdicated for the second time in favour of his four-year-old son, whom he had not seen since his exile to Elba.
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Napoleon II was educated by a staff of military tutors and developed a passion for soldiering, dressing in a miniature uniform like his father's and performing maneuvers in the palace.
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Napoleon II's budding military career gave some concern and fascination to the monarchies of Europe and French leaders over his possible return to France.
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Napoleon II received another rejection when his grandfather refused to allow him to join the army traveling to Italy to put down a rebellion.
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On 15 December 1940, Adolf Hitler ordered the remains of Napoleon II to be transferred from the Imperial Crypt in Vienna to the dome of Les Invalides in Paris.
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The remains of Napoleon II I had been returned to France in December 1840, at the time of the July Monarchy.
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In December 1969, the remains of Napoleon II were moved underground to the cella of Napoleon's tomb.
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Napoleon II's heart is in Urn 42 of the Herzgruft, and his viscera are in Urn 76 of the Ducal Crypt.
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Napoleon II was noted for his friendship with Sophie, a Bavarian princess of the House of Wittelsbach.