The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-04-01
OF NAPOLEON J..
"L'AI6LON" HAS STARTED a LO1
OF TALK ABOUT THEN.


OF some Of tho llisGitinate Offspring
OF the Empsror - One Of Thorn Died
In Poverty - Another Was GuillOtined.
Po''' Correspondence 2, the Courier '' h''''
Tho new play Of NJ. Ros,and, 1'Aiglon," has
set many pens aworking, and while all sorts OF
details are given in regard TO the legitimate son
OF Napoleon | and Mare Louise, il would be
unjust, from a historical point Of view, to refuse
10 say a word about the natural children OF the
frs, Emperor, who certainly have some right to
q place in the annals.
The hrst natural child was Comic Leon, son
Of Louise Catherine Eleonors Denuelle de La
Plaigne, who. when she was II, married Reysl,
a Captain Of Dragons. The marriage wan
celebra ted at Saint ermaine en- Laye on Jan
IA, 1905. The young woman was attached 10
the house OF Caroline Murat. Napoleon noticed
her and installed her in a chateau adjoining the
Elysee, which was destined 10 be inhabied IN
ls4S by Miss Howard, the mistress OF Napoleon
Ill AS 70 keyel, he was convicted oil forgery
and sentenced 10 two years Imprisonment Ny
was granted TO the young woman on ApHi ~,
1906 On Dec Is, 1906, the future Count Leon
was born. The bir tn Vas registered No. 2s2lo
and the name was given simply Leon, We de
pere absent" (whlsa might perhaps be awkwardly
translated into English.
Napoleon certainly was not a constant lover
f,.pcs nn,n I'M, Young woman' The Necessary
document was draw up by NJ. Joussand a rotary
in N PARIS The same day she married a Leu
tenant Oh manu- maI.eu nuSMh IN SSe vas
no.S oHn ~, I'M ,hinG ,ime ~ ibs Tom,e de- lux,
hnnrp , Mojor in ,he Bayaran Army, who was
M,nls,eI OF bayar Am N r IN p.1 N , st Il. Boulevard
,..I at Lns' Sa .n a Ian ~ 40, 1 isss' The Tmpefof'
while ignoring the mother, continued To occupy
himself with the child. le called to see him
irequenIy, anu oh na ,h. . CO. s,,Dnd,s.ensni
nee .. ,me 800 ,ou, Te de- tom,ue for ,6e foy'
ne ihsu'uuu 'yn"," 'SS."m ubo Ms
presided over oy pa'oh hho oe ,s Maufr, IL w., =" stated
nppvnted ,u,ol In ,e ,e,o'I .,so dsl
That me mo,het w ause IN scbooI and iSp,, !,
person, Also unknown saa p'nseu ~, III" ,bs nuy
paying az expenses M n,, ""S tm va f Tmr
pose o. giving .he emu q i"''uho sepo'a" ~"
Al the Restoration. me hrs' oiV3acca nusoanp
OF the beauuIul Louise ce IA f'nisme, re, H..
who Iem MAJ g., Per,sSIy su 81 his WIZ NE" though,
the, nomen, favorable TO e,sin a little black ,
mailing mnhGuvre. his Vile was neh, ana nsf
son had a fortune. ne nan.eM W a va ~ .n Srnrre
II. Courts decided against him. Then he began
an action en- desdrtn, In case me young le1i'
born before the marriage o. i'eNe WV ~ m az
advantage q ar,iirs CCCxH and CCCXv. Of the
Civil Code y establish hislega ,ght - D be ne iegnuil
mae son o. he's'. = iss99$$ aet asit" the Action
S for q siy Ss,re ! Thi. Judgment cslmed the scruples
OF Revel weo accepted N e young e,nJinS on h "s
nuity Of I,sVS ltahcs' ims as'0u"u"s u
0A Nap o . l. iss by his will an annuity Of gs2,ooo
70 Leon IN atueles 49, a; soi ns And ,hs
from 81 Helena OF Aphi - 1851 "'"'u Wv
GLOWING ,d ). ,,,b., plo,s.d n s-r Young Leon
enter the practice OF inc law II lie Aho"iu "a'e
any taste ior " .. II. ..s,u.d
Leon alsaninSu uo .u wv rn,,r, and a.
n D2nI tD0 u1t VI Nbii't db1I ~
he resembled extremely Napoleon !, he hrd .n no
othsf procession nan tm na the on,ositicn
OF we Empe y. s,orr III ~ N. III. Torpprsi AZ
vas sing,ng .nS So'y y, W ~ tbe ,cmsins sc
SCALED Count hgnred IN We on on ,Sn,,ob Sp, ~ i,
Ruined py genpiIx' oSun. aTn U h.y ter . ncn
sdopl The Court decided against him and gave
nun SIMPLY ue vi IN cnuIdera,ion 81 bs nov
expenScTS ~ hsv,ma he.n = CANDIDATE Tor DEPUTY
sen"y A amd s|ts, rs Wing rbeilenaedI Louis bona
p I. sonna F,peyo, H. died AT Pon,oise on
,ho ~ 'asi II ~. ,ge ot * Yeats
AP Th. 20, .tond nstursi son was Count walewski,
horn under romantic circumstance, detailed
u9ih umHor d;sr,ction Nv Nine de Remusat
wv" memoi,s When Napoleon I entered
~ town he sought the Society Of The ladies'. The
G Ss,.rs,. @ rs : Of p%royidinS the Emperor with
ssuuitshle female companions' The Marshal usu.
siIy addressed himself to the nobility, II is said
that. after the entrance Of the French iroops in y
AFlN fhn 1RR M NIH Dttl IyhltA w
nIn vs., ~Uowsycr his may he. IA is certain
W. ,,h.n NannIcon entered WaIsaw for the
e eras ,'me he Grand Marshal brought him a
rnrng roman married 10 an old Polish Count.
IN dne lime Count Warwski was born. lie was
nsr,,a,i,ad under / nuis Philippe on DEC 5. 1899.
ISointsss WaIewsks often saw Napoleon in
p.IS where she was presented 10 the Court: and
sffsr the divorce of NAPOLEON she became one
ri the intimate friends Of The unfortunate Joseph
Inc whom she visited at Malmaison several lines,
h,tnotns the child with her Moreover, the Coun'
t.ss rsnained faithful 10 the Emperor and wen,
40 sas him when he was in the island OF Flba.
IL, husband. the old Polish Count, having died
In isi8 she was married again TO Marshal dor
nsno The Son of isabella Bonaparte and conse
evenly cousin of the Emperor. The young
Wsisuski entered tbe army and became a friend
ri Ina Duc d'O,leans, He left tie army in 1897
! Win The rsnk Of Captain Of Hussars. Then he
launched into journalism and even hrough, out
a play a comedy of Ave acts. entitled Coo u, tie
sans 4. Ssyoir which WAS successful simply =
."nnun, ~ ihe mans of IL, author. NJ. 'TLir,s
ssnVV him NJ an envoy 10 Egypt Under le Second
Emni,e in iSl4 he MAS Ambassador To London.
Thn foliouinv venr his cousin, The Emperor,
me iono"'Ss ia md svsn gave him ihs nor,
mnue ~ rn,a,yu gsi,s' and in iSr5 he as chosen
p,nsnh,n, ~ he ,orps / as islaiif II Was then
~, bo G,,sd I'M , ha,brooin i'm which no placed
." at, IN ,bt,,h which Was erroneou,ly a,trib.
80 60 IN. Monc de- Morny. Tor The Use ul
,,HNrh 10, ~ G,mbetta was severely cri,irised
Cnnmn, WalswsLi also Installed in il some splen
dia h,d rniho,nneuiic appljanoss which still EXIST
~ ~ h,ur'"Ir N%nan J;ad nj, St,aahnurv or
~. ~ isRa ~ an ,,,srk ~ spupl.xv
WI -, w. uani ~ ms An nrss,de At tbs
mhnu f - no Ma in,,,d need IN ,hs