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Imperial Family for succession to the Imperial dignity, do choose, from the order of hereditary succession and according to primogeniture, my grandson, Jean-Christophe...as heir of the Imperial title and position. ("Je soussigné Louis, prince Napoléon Bonaparte, chef de la Famille Impériale, autorisé par le senatus consultus du 7 novembre 1852, le statut de la famille impériale du 21 juin 1853 et la tradition à designer dans certains hypothèses, notamment par application de l'article 4 du statut, l'héritiers dynaste dans la famille impériale pour succéder à la dignité impériale, je choisis, dans l'ordre de l'hérédité et dans le respect de primogéniture, mon petit-fils Jean-Christophe...comme héritier de la dignité et de la fonction impériale.")
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sexes, are members of the
Imperial family.... They may not marry without the Emperor's authorization. Their marriage without such authorization entails loss of all rights of succession, both for him who contracts the marriage and his descendants. Nevertheless, if there are no children of the marriage and it is dissolved by death, the prince who contracted the marriage shall recover his succession rights."
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Bonaparte, head of the Imperial Family, as authorized by the Senatus Consutus of 7 November 1852, the Imperial Family statute of 21 June 1853 and tradition, to designate, in certain situations, notably by application of article 4 of the statute, the dynastic
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addressed to the Senate and deposited in its archives, the order of succession to the throne within the
Bonaparte family, in case there remains no direct heir, legitimate or adopted.... The members of the family of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte eligible for the succession, and their descendants of both
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Lausanne and Geneva in Switzerland. He has two younger siblings, Princess Laure (born 1952) and Prince Jérôme (born 1957). His sisters are married but the French imperial line of succession never descended to or through women, while his brother married at the age of 56 and has no issue.
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monarchist announcements, published Varaut's re-assertion of the dynastic exclusion of
Charles along with the prince's response: "...the title of 'head of family' among the Bonapartes devolves, at the death of the father, upon his eldest son. That rule is not susceptible to modification by the
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Varaut further drew attention to the fact that
Charles was warned in advance by his father that he would be purged from the succession, and that he had responded to his father with a letter dated 16 June 1996 in which he asserted that his "republican" beliefs had already alienated him from the
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Bonaparte legacy by publicly espousing "republican and democratic opinions.... He has deprived himself of all rights to dynastic heritage in remarrying without his father's permission... which is against the rules of the imperial family."
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Bonaparte pretenders and their heirs have been notorious, and the father has stated of his son that "there will never be conflict between us". A pre-screening of
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834:, Plon-Perrin, 2006), and "For a New Republic" (
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1499:(in French). Paris: Petit Gotha. p. 441.
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818:. He holds a doctorate in economics from the
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1546:"Battle rages for the Napoleonic succession"
1300:In 2001, Charles moved to Corsica to run in
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1923:Imperial Eagle of the House of Bonaparte
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1567:Les Prétendants aux Trônes d'Europe
1544:Lichfield, John (3 December 1997).
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1663:Sciolino, Elaine (25 July 2003).
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1413:(in French). Paris. p. 240.
1384:(in French). Paris. p. 249.
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1648:"Charles Napoléon s'explique".
1633:"Le Titre de prince Napoléon".
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1622:(in French). pp. 42–43.
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836:Pour une nouvelle République
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2006:Blancs d'Espagne succession
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