#Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg
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German language article about the life of one of Napoleonâs widely believed to be illegitimate children, Eugen Megerle von MĂŒhlfeld.
This article from the Federal Ministry of the Interior (Bundesministerium fĂŒr Inneres) of Austria was written to commemorate to 200 year anniversary of the birth of MĂŒhlfeld. He was a lawyer and professor, and he was also a progressive politician who worked in the Austrian government during the 19th century.
Some interesting fun facts from the article: He was actually born only one day before one of Napoleonâs other sons, Alexandre Walewski!! MĂŒhlfeldâs mother was a woman who was born in modern day Slovenia named Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg. She was called the Dog Countess, which it literally says on her plaque at the place she is buried. She was called this because she spent all her money on animals, which caused her to become destitute. She ended up giving her son over to be adopted. So thatâs how he ended up being raised by the MĂŒhlfeldâs, and it seems like he had a pretty good life! At least I hope he did!
Interestingly, people who had met Napoleon actually recognized MĂŒhlfeldâs resemblance to him, and rumors spread in Vienna that he was Napoleonâs illegitimate son. The rumor spread all the way to Paris, and the French Prime Minister traveled to Vienna because he wanted to meet Napoleonâs son. I wonder if he knew Napoleon had other sons in France lol
More about his career: The article says he was one of the best and most highly respected lawyers in Austria. As a politician, he was progressive and was noted for advocating for the separation of church and state, reestablishment of the jury, and abolishing the death penalty. He was also the dean of the law faculty at the University of Vienna. He was the founder of the bar association, and was its first president. In 1842, he was the co-creator of something called âJuridisch-politischen Le-severeins" which was a reading association and platform for progressive-minded intellectuals and was very influential during the 1848 Revolution. The year he died, 1868, laws were passed on his initiative which allowed people to choose their own religion when they turned 14.
He was described by Dr. Ignaz Kuranda like this: âIm Leben kein Pedant, im Lieben Feuerbrand, im Denken ein Gigant, im Reden ein Foliant!" which roughly and loosely translates to âIn life no pedant, in love firebrand, in thinking a giant, in speaking a tome!â
Just to note: Itâs never been 100% confirmed that he was definitely Napoleonâs son, but his natural mother was said to be Napoleonâs mistress. They met in 1805, and during the time they were together, she allegedly disguised herself as a boy. Their affair is also commemorated on the plaque at her gravesite. Here is a painting Napoleon commissioned of her (by Johann Baptist von Lampi):
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Additionally, here is a link to his Wikipedia page, which is also in German:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Megerle_von_MĂŒhlfeld
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I don't think I've ever heard of this alleged son, so I looked him up and just-
I see why they think he's Napoleon's son. If drawings are to be trusted anyways. But that face đŻ
Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg
She was one of Napoleonâs mistresses. They allegedly had a son, Eugen Megerle von MĂŒhlfeld.
#napoleon#napoleon bonaparte#emilie kraus von wolfsberg#She was one of Napoleonâs mistresses. They allegedly had a son#Eugen Megerle von MĂŒhlfeld.#the forehead and the nose specifically look like Napoleon to me#i wonder how many kids he really had??
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Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg
She was one of Napoleonâs mistresses. They allegedly had a son, Eugen Megerle von MĂŒhlfeld.
#Napoleonâs mistress#1800s#history#napoleonic#napoleonic era#19th century#1800s fashion#19th century fashion
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