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Forcing her stepdaughter to marry her brother and helping her brother-in-law to be a marshal, Napoleon's game of thrones is a pawn for his family

King of the Netherlands Louis Napoleon Bonaparte

Louis was exactly 10 years younger than Napoleon and, like Napoleon, was a soldier. He followed Napoleon in his battle in Egypt and was promoted to general at the age of 25, including the influence of his brother but also because of his outstanding talents.

Napoleon not only intervened in his brother's career, but also in his private life. In 1802, he arranged the union of his stepdaughter Ordance de Boarne with his brother, despite Somewhat Reluctant. In 1806 Napoleon established the Kingdom of holland, and he needed a submissive man to be king. Obviously, Louis was the right person, but things weren't all smooth sailing. As soon as he was crowned King of the Netherlands, he was determined to consolidate his independent royal power. He learned Dutch and declared himself a Dutch citizen, even ordering his court subjects to follow him in renouncing his French citizenship. But it was hard for Ordance to ascend to the heavens, refusing to obey orders and determined to die to retain her French citizenship. Louis later boldly refused his brother's request to recruit Dutch troops to invade Russia, and his rule came to an abrupt end.

Forcing her stepdaughter to marry her brother and helping her brother-in-law to be a marshal, Napoleon's game of thrones is a pawn for his family

Queen of the Netherlands Ordance de Boarne

Ordance de Boarne later became a king, but her infancy was in turmoil, as her father, Viscount Alexandre Boarne, was sent to the guillotine of the Revolution in 1794. Two years later, her mother married Napoleon, which heralded a marked improvement in her fortunes and a rise in her value.

In Napoleon's game of thrones, family and friends were pawns, and Ordance was no exception. Napoleon's younger brother Louis needed to find a reliable man to marry, and Napoleon targeted Ordance. She resisted vigorously at first, but did not have the opportunity to make her own choices, and finally resigned herself to fate.

In 1802, Louis and Ordance married, but from the beginning they were unable to get along. Louis was crowned King of the Netherlands in 1806, but she was even more depressed. She had to leave her beloved Paris to go to her husband's kingdom, much to her chagrin. Despite her popularity in the Netherlands, Ordance refused to renounce her French citizenship and become a Dutch citizen in accordance with her husband's wishes. In 1807, she finally returned to her home in France after the death of her son and lived in the palace like a star for three years. After Napoleon divorced and remarried Josephine, Ordance returned to Holland because Napoleon felt that it was not a good thing for his ex-wife's daughter to dangle in front of his eyes all day long.

Ordance's time in the Netherlands was short-lived, and she left the Netherlands on the pretext that she was not in good health, leaving her husband. Although Napoleon interfered heavily in her life, she supported Napoleon during his "Hundred Days" period and was expelled from France. She spent the rest of her life in Switzerland, where she died in 1837.

Forcing her stepdaughter to marry her brother and helping her brother-in-law to be a marshal, Napoleon's game of thrones is a pawn for his family

Napoleon's stepdaughter Ordance became Napoleon's sister-in-law in an arranged marriage

King of Naples Joachim Murat

Few have achieved military feats as brilliant as Joachim Murat's. In 1796, he joined Napoleon's army as an aide-de-camp, having previously been a well-respected soldier. Later, he married Napoleon's sister Caroline, and his influence was strengthened. He rose rapidly in rank, earning him the title of Marshal of France in 1804.

Four years later, he pocketed the crown of Napoli. Despite wearing the crown of the king, Murat remained a soldier. He fought for France until he suffered a crushing defeat at Leipzig. Faced with the Italians' demands to return to the throne, Murat fled to Corsica. He planned to regroup there and fight again to retake Naples once and for all.

However, the returning Murat did not achieve a remarkable victory, but was captured by Ferdinand IV of Naples. The illustrious king was sentenced to death for treason and shot by firing squad. According to eyewitnesses of the execution, he had no fear of death.

Forcing her stepdaughter to marry her brother and helping her brother-in-law to be a marshal, Napoleon's game of thrones is a pawn for his family

Duke of Treviso, Eduard Moljet

Edward Moltier led the French army to capture Hanover, forcing Hanover to surrender to France after the election of emperor, winning the favor of Napoleon. Napoleon awarded him the title of Marshal of France and gave him a high-profile commendation. However, Moltier made a major mistake at the Battle of Austerlitz, when he ignored Napoleon's advice on the movement of troops, giving Austria and Russia a temporary upper hand.

From that day on, Moltier worked hard to restore Napoleon's trust in him. After assisting in the capture of Hesse-Kassel, he did so, and was thus given the title of Duke. He was isolated after napoleon's fall, but eventually regained the favor of the Bourbons and became prime minister in 1834.

In 1835, during an assassination attempt against King Louis Philippe of France, Moltier was killed. The king escaped death, but his 18 entourage were not so lucky, and Mortier was among them.

Forcing her stepdaughter to marry her brother and helping her brother-in-law to be a marshal, Napoleon's game of thrones is a pawn for his family

(Source: Napoleon, Successful Revolutionary, Failed Conqueror)

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