Personal Life
He married in 1796 Louise Berg (1771–1852) and had 3 children:
- Napoléon (1802–1857), 2nd Duke of Dalmatia, who died without male heir, at which time the title became extinct.
- Hortense (1804–1862)
- Caroline (1817)
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