Louis Bonaparte: Encyclopedia II - Louis Bonaparte - Marriage and children

Louis Bonaparte - Marriage and children

Louis was married on January 4, 1802 to Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of deceased general Alexandre, Vicomte de Beauharnais and his wife Josephine Tascher de la Pagerie. Josephine had become first wife of his brother Napoleon. Thus Hortense was also a niece-by-marriage to Louis.

Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais had three sons:

1. Napoleon Charles Bonaparte, born December 10, 1802, Prince Royal of Holland. When he died on May 5, 1807 at 4½ years of age, his body lay in state at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He is buried at Saint-Leu-La-Foret, Ile-de-France.
2. Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, born October 11, 1804. Became Prince Royal of Holland on his brother's death, and was King Lodewijk II for one week between his father's abdication and the fall of Holland to Napoleon's invading army. He died on March 17, 1831, and is buried at Saint-Leu-La-Foret, Île-de-France.
3. Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, (1808-1873). Born in Paris, he was the third and last son, and would become Emperor Napoleon III of France (1852-1870).

Louis was also father to illegitimate son Francois de Castelvecchio (April 26, 1826 - May 29, 1869). He was born in Rome and died in Rennes.

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Marriage and children", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki