Napoleon II

American  

noun

1. François Charles Joseph BonaparteDuke of Reichstadt, 1811–32, titular king of Rome (son of Napoleon I).

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Napoleon II British  

noun

1. Duke of Reichstadt. 1811–32, son of Napoleon Bonaparte and Marie Louise. He was known as the King of Rome during the first French empire and was entitled Napoleon II by Bonapartists after Napoleon I's death (1821)

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Example Sentences

But the gifts never reached Napoleon II, who died of a lung infection in 1832.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Kinsey's attorney, Hilton Napoleon II, said he is already talking to North Miami city officials about a monetary settlement for his client, who is married with five children.

From US News • Jul. 22, 2016

In 1811, Marie Louise gave birth to a son, Napoleon II, whom Napoleon named king of Rome.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

It is the same constitution, that proclaims Napoleon II.

From Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II by Fleury de Chaboulon, Pierre Alexandre Édouard, baron

A small, ordinary, round table was pointed out as a curiosity: it was that on which Napoleon signed the act of his abdication in favour of Napoleon II.

From Four Years in France or, Narrative of an English Family's Residence there during that Period; Preceded by some Account of the Conversion of the Author to the Catholic Faith by Beste, Henry Digby