Napoleon II: Emperor for Three Weeks

Napoleon II: Emperor for 20 Days 5 Dec 2023 --- On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French, becoming Napoleon I. Years after his downfall, on December 2, 1852, his nephew Louis Napoleon reinstated the Empire, styling himself as Napoleon III. So … the 1st, followed by the 3rd … you may have noticed something is missing here. The great Corsican general had a son who theoretically ruled as emperor for a handful of days. This young man later led most of his short life trapped in a gilded cage by his father’s enemies. This tragic figure was feared by European rulers, and yet is largely overlooked by history. This is the story of the boy who would be known as the King of Rome, the Duke of Reichstadt, and “Franz”, but who would be buried as Napoleon II. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.napoleon-series.org/research/biographies/c_eaglet.html#_ftn3 https://www.madamegilflurt.com/2013/07/on-this-day-death-of-napoleon-ii.html https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/napoleon-francois-charles-joseph-bonaparte-napoleon-ii/ https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/biographies/napoleon-ii/ https://betapress.it/il-destino-dellaquilotto-romano-napoleone-ii/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices