Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
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| Period | 3 May 1997 - present (14 years, 314 days) |
| Predecessor | Louis, Prince Napoléon |
| Heir Presumptive | Prince Jérôme Napoléon |
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| Jean Christophe Louis Ferdinand Albéric Napoléon | |
| House | House of Bonaparte |
| Father | Prince Charles Napoléon |
| Mother | Princess Béatrice of the Two Sicilies |
| Born | 11 July 1986 Saint-Raphaël, Var, France |
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon[1] (Jean Christophe Louis Ferdinand Albéric Napoléon; born 11 July 1986) is, in the views of some monarchists, Head of the former Imperial House of France and heir of the legacy of Napoleon Bonaparte.
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[edit] Family background
Prince Jean-Christophe was born in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France. He is the son of Prince Charles Napoléon and his first wife Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, daughter of the late Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Castro, a claimant to Headship of the former Royal House of the Two Sicilies.[1] His parents divorced on 2 May 1989, a couple of months before Jean-Christophe's 3rd birthday.
Jean-Christophe is the great-great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Napoleon I of France (who has no legitimate, direct descendants) through the emperor's younger brother, Jérôme, King of Westphalia. Through his mother he is a descendant of King Louis XV of France and through his great-grandmother princess Clémentine of Belgium he is a descendant of Louis Philippe I, King of the French, who was the last King to rule France, although Emperor Napoleon III would serve as its last monarch.
[edit] Prince Napoléon
Jean-Christophe's grandfather, Louis, Prince Napoléon, died in 1997, stipulating in his will that he wished his 11-year-old grandson Jean-Christophe to succeed him as Head of the Imperial House of France rather than the boy's father, Charles, who had embraced republican principles and re-married without his father's authorization.[2] Despite the dynastic dispute, Jean-Christophe's father has stated that "there will never be conflict" between him and his son over the imperial succession.[3]
[edit] Education and career
Jean-Christophe studied at Lycée Saint Dominique, Neuilly, from 2001 to 2004, gaining a baccalauréat with honours in the sciences and mathematics. From 2004 to 2006 he studied economics and mathematics at the Institut Privé de Préparation aux Études Supérieures (IPESUP) in Paris. Jean-Christophe joined the HEC School of Management in Paris in 2006 where he spent five years, graduating with an MSc in management degree.[4][Third-party source needed]
Jean-Christophe currently works in New York City as an investment banking analyst for Morgan Stanley.[4][Third-party source needed] He is fluent in French, English and Spanish.[citation needed]
[edit] Titles and styles
- 11 July 1986 – 3 May 1997: His Imperial Highness Prince Jean Christophe Napoléon
- 3 May 1997 – present: His Imperial Highness the Prince Napoléon
[edit] Ancestry
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[edit] References
- ^ a b de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 437, 442 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ^ Herbert, Susannah (12-03-1997). "Father and son in battle for the Napoléonic succession". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/12/03/wnap03.html. Retrieved 2007-06-04.
- ^ F. Billaut (16 December 1997). "Guerre de succession chez les Napoléon". Point de Vue: 18–19.
- ^ a b Jean-Christophe Napoléon. Linkedin profile. Accessed 15 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Website of the Mexico-France Napoleonic Institute (In French and Spanish)
- Fondation Napoléon
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— TITULAR — Emperor of the French 3 May 1997 – present Reason for succession failure: Empire abolished in 1870 |
Incumbent Heir: Prince Jerome Napoléon |
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