Jean-Christophe Louis Ferdinand Albéric Bonaparte
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Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, (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
.
, France
. He is the son of Prince Charles Napoléon and of Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
, daughter of Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Castro
, a claimant to Headship of the former Royal House of the Two Sicilies
. He 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
.
His 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. 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.
Jean-Christophe graduated from the Institut IPESUP and HEC School of Management
in Paris.
He currently works in New York City at Morgan Stanley
He is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
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Biography
Prince Jean-Christophe was born in Saint-Raphaël, VarSaint-Raphaël, Var
Saint-Raphaël is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Immediately to the west of Saint-Raphaël lies another, older, town called Fréjus, and together they form an urban agglomeration known as Fréjus Saint-Raphaël...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. He is the son of Prince Charles Napoléon and of Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Béatrice of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Béatrice Marie Caroline Louise Françoise of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is the eldest daughter of Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro, Castro-line claimant to the Head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and his wife Chantal de Chevron-Villette...
, daughter of Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon, Duke of Castro
Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Castro
Prince Ferdinando of the Two Sicilies was a claimant to the headship of the House of the Two Sicilies. He was known as the Duke of Castro.-Biography:...
, a claimant to Headship of the former Royal House of the Two Sicilies
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
The Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, commonly known as the Two Sicilies even before formally coming into being, was the largest and wealthiest of the Italian states before Italian unification...
. He is the great-great-great-grandnephew of Emperor Napoleon I of France
Napoleon I of France
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
(who has no legitimate, direct descendants) through the emperor's younger brother, Jérôme, King of Westphalia
Jérôme Bonaparte
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte, French Prince, King of Westphalia, 1st Prince of Montfort was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him king of Westphalia...
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His 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. 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.
Jean-Christophe graduated from the Institut IPESUP and HEC School of Management
HEC School of Management
HEC Paris or École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris is one of the foremost business schools in France and in Europe. It was created in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the model of French Grandes Ecoles and has progressively become one of the most selective graduate...
in Paris.
He currently works in New York City at Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
He is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
Titles and styles
- 11 July 1986 3 May 1997: His Imperial HighnessImperial HighnessHis/Her Imperial Highness is a style used by members of an imperial family to denote imperial - as opposed to royal - status to show that the holder in question is descended from an Emperor rather than a King .Today the style has mainly fallen from use with the exception of the Imperial Family of...
Prince Jean Christophe Napoléon - 3 May 1997 present: His Imperial Highness the Prince Napoléon
Ancestry
External links
- Website of the Mexico-France Napoleonic Institute (In French and Spanish)
- Fondation Napoléon