Louis-Napoléon, Prince Imperial
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 in 1870, he moved to England with his family. On his father's death in January 1873, he was proclaimed by the Bonapartist faction as Napoleon IV.
Louis-Napoléon in 1878
Louis-Napoléon at age 14, 1870
Studio portrait of the Prince Imperial, c. 1875
Louis-Napoléon in South Africa
Emperor of the French was the title of the monarch and supreme ruler of the First and the Second French Empires.
Last to Reign Napoleon III 2 December 1852 – 4 September 1870
"The Four Napoleons", 1858 propaganda image depicting Napoleon I, Napoleon II, Napoleon III, and Louis-Napoléon
Image: Jacques Louis David The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries Google Art Project
Image: Jacques Louis David The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries Google Art Project