List of Claimants
Each claimant is son of the previous claimant, except where otherwise noted.
- Napoléon I (Napoléon Bonaparte) 1814–1815, 1815–1821 (from 1804 to 1814, and again in 1815, Napoléon Bonaparte was Emperor of the French in fact)
- Napoléon II (Napoléon François, Duke of Reichstadt) 1821–1832
- Joseph I (Joseph Bonaparte) 1832–1844, brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
- Louis I (Louis Bonaparte) 1844–1846, brother of Napoléon Bonaparte
- Napoléon III (Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) 1846–1852, 1870–1873 (from 1852 until 1870, Louis Napoléon Bonaparte was Emperor of the French (as Napoléon III) in fact)
- Napoléon IV Eugène (Napoléon Eugène, Prince Imperial) 1873–1879, son of Napoléon III
- Napoléon V Victor (Prince Napoléon Victor Bonaparte) 1879–1926, grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte
- Napoléon VI Louis (Prince Louis Napoléon) 1926–1997, great-grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte
After this point, the succession is disputed between father and son, son and grandson respectively of Napoléon VI Louis.
- Napoléon VII Charles (Prince Charles Napoléon) 1997–Present
- Napoléon VIII Jean-Christophe (Prince Jean-Christophe Napoléon) 1997–present
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