Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon

Princess Caroline Marie Constance Napoléon (born 24 October 1980) is a member of the House of Bonaparte, which reigned as Emperors of the French twice during the 19th century. She is the first child and eldest daughter of Prince Charles Napoléon and his first wife, Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Early life

Princess Caroline was born in Paris, the first child of Prince Charles Napoléon and Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Her father is the eldest child of Louis, Prince Napoléon, and Alix de Foresta. Her mother is the eldest child of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, and Chantal de Chevron-Villette.

Despite being her parents’ eldest child, she is not eligible to succeed to the headship of the former Imperial House of France, as per the laws of agnatic primogeniture. Instead, since the death of her paternal grandfather in 1997, her younger brother, Prince Jean-Christophe, has been the disputed head of the House of Bonaparte, in contention with their father.

From her father’s second marriage to Jeanne-Françoise Valliccioni, she has a younger half-sister, Sophie Napoléon, and an adoptive half-sister, Anh Napoléon.

She is a graduate of the European Business School Paris.

Marriage and family

She married Éric Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville (born Neuilly-sur-Seine, 20 June 1971), son of François Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville and his wife, Christiane Vincent de Vaugelas, on 19 September 2009 in Castellabate nel Cilento, Italy. The couple has two children:

• Elvire Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville (born in 2010),
• Augustin Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville (born in 2013).

Titles and styles

• 24 October 1980 – 19 September 2009: Her Imperial Highness Princess Caroline Napoléon
• 19 September 2009 – present: Her Imperial Highness Princess Caroline Napoléon, Madame Quérénet-Onfroy de Breville

Ancestry