Charles Léon

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Illegitimate son of Napoleon I

A.K.A.

Léon Denuelle Charles Léon Denuelle Leon Denuelle Charles Leon Denuelle

Places

France

was

Politician

Work field

Politics

Gender

Male

Birth

15 December 1806 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Paris, France

Star sign

Sagittarius People who share this birthday

Death

14 April 1881 People who died on this day

Place of death

Pontoise, France

Age

74 years

Family

Mother:

Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne

Father:

Napoleon

Siblings:

Émilie Pellapra Stéphanie de Beauharnais Napoleon II Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire Eugène de Beauharnais Alexandre Colonna-Walewski Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld

Children:

Charlotte Mesnard-Léon

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Charles, Count Léon (1806–1881) was anillegitimate son of Emperor Napoleon I of France and Louise Catherine Eléonore Denuelle de la Plaigne (1787–1868). He was the half brother of Alexandre Colonna-Walewski and Napoleon's legitimate son, Napoleon II, Duke of Reichstadt.

Léon’s daughter, Charlotte Mesnard who was interviewed in 1921 at the age of 55 said her son had a striking resemblance to Napoleon but had been killed in World War I near Reims. According to the article, she also said that her three much younger half brothers were killed in the war as well.

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