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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.

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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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