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Alexandre Florian Joseph Colonna Walewski
Birth: 5-4-1810
Death: 9-27-1868
Alternate Surname: Walewski
Biography
Alexandre Walewksi was the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and his mistress, Marie Walewska. He was born in Poland, and at age 14 refused to enter the Russian army, escaping to Paris. He entered the French army, serving in Algeria. In 1855, under his family member Louis-Napoleon, he became minister of foreign affairs, and he acted as French plenipotentiary at the Congress of Paris in 1856. In 1860 he became minister of state. In 1866 he was named a duke.
Letter References
Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, July 29, 1859
Letter from Charles Sumner to William Henry Seward, August 4, 1859
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Alexandre Walewksi was the illegitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and his mistress, Marie Walewska. He was born in Poland, and at age 14 refused to enter the Russian army, escaping to Paris. He entered the French army, serving in Algeria. In 1855, under his family member Louis-Napoleon, he became minister of foreign affairs, and he acted as French plenipotentiary at the Congress of Paris in 1856. In 1860 he became minister of state. In 1866 he was named a duke.
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