Hortense de Beauharnais - Marriage

Marriage

In 1802, at Napoleon's request, Hortense married his brother Louis Bonaparte. The couple had three sons:

  • Napoléon Louis Charles Bonaparte (10 October 1802 - 5 May 1807)
  • Napoleon Louis Bonaparte (11 October 1804 - 17 March 1831)
  • Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, later Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (20 April 1808- 9 January 1873)

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