Eugénie de Montijo
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Eugénie de Montijo was the Empress of the French from her marriage to Napoleon III on 30 January 1853 until he was overthrown on 4 September 1870. From 28 July to 4 September 1870, she was the de fact
Portrait by Sergey Lvovich Levitsky, 1862
Portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1853
Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie with their son
Empress Eugénie of the French, 1858
Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial, also known as Louis-Napoléon, was the only child of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, and Empress Eugénie. After his father was dethroned and exiled in 1870, he mov
Eugénie de Montijo
…and clerical policies"; her involvement in politics earned her much criticism from contemporaries. Napoléon and Eugénie had one child together, Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856–1879). After the fall of the Empire, the three lived in exile in England, UK; Eugénie outlived both her husband and son and spent the remainder…
Louis-Napoléon in 1878
Louis-Napoléon at age 14, 1870
Studio portrait of the Prince Imperial, c. 1875
Louis-Napoléon in South Africa