The Imperial House of France during the

First French Empire The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Eu ...

consisted of the family members of

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

, including the

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, who held imperial titles as Emperor, Empress, Imperial Prince or French Prince, and who were in the

order of succession An order of succession or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.French constitution of 1804. According to Title III, Article 9 ("The Imperial Family"), "the members of the imperial family in the order of succession, bear the title of Princes of France (''princes français'')" and "the eldest son of the Emperor bears the title Prince Imperial (''prince impérial'')." The non-Bonapartes who were members of the imperial family were Napoleon's uncle, brother-in-law and stepson of the families Fesch,

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and

Beauharnais , type=Noble family, country=France, Sweden, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Russia, estates= Château de La Ferté-BeauharnaisPalais LeuchtenbergMariinsky Palace, titles=* Queen of Sweden * Queen of Norway * Viceroy of Italy * French Prince * Prince ...

. This article lists their titles of the

; several held other titles in

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Members

References

* J.-F. Jules Pautet Du Parois, ''Nouveau manuel complet du blason ou Code héraldique, archéologique et historique avec un armorial de l'empire, une généalogie de la dynastie impériale des Bonaparte jusqu'à nos jours, etc., etc.'', Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, 1854 , - {{Imperial House of France (First French Empire) First French Empire French royal families