![In 2013, DNA proved Napoleon had at least one illegitimate child: Alexandre, who grew up to be Minister of Foreign Affairs for Napoleon III. Did people know about it during his life? In 2013, DNA proved Napoleon had at least one illegitimate child: Alexandre, who grew up to be Minister of Foreign Affairs for Napoleon III. Did people know about it during his life?](https://external-preview.redd.it/PDHU3_LWbw9fA9LIp0JI7kYVJG_90TvXaZBUAppYLOg.jpg?auto=webp&s=d5e6cad11cd60c588878d2f3896ec9865b60a8d5)
In 2013, DNA proved Napoleon had at least one illegitimate child: Alexandre, who grew up to be Minister of Foreign Affairs for Napoleon III. Did people know about it during his life?
![Napoleon II, Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1811-32) son of Napoleon Bonaparte I (1769-1821) later Duke of Reichstadt (1818) c.1811-14 Napoleon II, Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1811-32) son of Napoleon Bonaparte I (1769-1821) later Duke of Reichstadt (1818) c.1811-14](https://www.meisterdrucke.ie/kunstwerke/500px/Austrian%20School%20-%20Napoleon%20II%20Francois%20Charles%20Joseph%20Bonaparte%20%281811-32%29%20son%20of%20Napoleon%20Bonaparte%20I%20%281769-1821%29%20later%20Duke%20of%20Reichstadt%20%281818%29%20c1811-14%20%20-%20%28MeisterDrucke-76616%29.jpg)
Napoleon II, Francois Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1811-32) son of Napoleon Bonaparte I (1769-1821) later Duke of Reichstadt (1818) c.1811-14
![Enfin, Bonaparte met à exécution son projet de descente en Angleterre - Napoleonic Period Collection of Political Caricatures - University of Washington Digital Collections Enfin, Bonaparte met à exécution son projet de descente en Angleterre - Napoleonic Period Collection of Political Caricatures - University of Washington Digital Collections](https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/iiif/napoleon/109/full/full/0/default.jpg)