Napoleon acknowledged one illegitimate son: Charles Léon (1806–1881) by Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne. Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810–1868), the son of his mistress Maria Walewska, although acknowledged by Walewska's husband, was also widely known to be his child, and the DNA of his direct male descendant has been used to help confirm Napoleon's Y-chromosome haplotype. He may have had further unacknowledged illegitimate offspring as well, such as Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld by Emilie Victoria Kraus and Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte (1816–1907) by Albine de Montholon. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the name of the illegitimate son acknowledged by Napoleon? ANS1 Charles Léon QSN2 Who was the mother of Charles Léon? ANS2 Eléonore Denuelle de La Plaigne QSN3 Who was Napoleon's illegitimate son by his mistress, Maria Walewska? ANS3 Alexandre Colonna-Walewski QSN4  DNA from Alexandre Colonna-Walewski's descendants has been used to confirm what attribute of Napoleon's? ANS4 Napoleon's Y-chromosome haplotype QSN5 Who was the child of Emilie Victoria Kraus who might have been another of Napoleon's illegitimate children? ANS5 Eugen Megerle von Mühlfeld