Hortense de Beauharnais
10 April 1783 — 5 October 1837
Hortense Eugénie Cécile Bonaparte was Queen of Holland as the wife of King Louis Bonaparte. She was the stepdaughter of Emperor Napoléon I as the daughter of his first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais. Hortense later married Napoléon I's brother, Louis, making her Napoleon's sister-in-law. She became queen consort of Holland when Louis was made King of Holland in 1806. She and Louis had three sons: Napoléon-Charles Bonaparte; Napoleon III, Emperor of the French; and Napoléon Louis Bonaparte. She also had an illegitimate son, Charles, Duc de Morny, with her lover, the Comte de Flahaut.
Family
Rests in the family mausoleum of the House of Bonaparte. House of Bonaparte family tree
- Spouse: Louis Bonaparte
- Children: Napoleon III
A family burial site on Digital Cemetery, an endless map you can explore. It stands at coordinates -39, -39.
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