Son of Jerome and Catherine of Wurtemberg. He was served first in the army of the Kingdom of Wurtemberg. After the Revolution of 1848 he returned with his father to France and became a member of the National Convention. At first he supported the autocratic regime of his cousin, the emperor Napoleon III, but later his liberal and anticlerical ideas alienated him from the imperial court. In 1876, after the fall of the Second Empire, he became the leader of the opposition. In 1886 he had to leave France.
Son of Jerome and Catherine of Wurtemberg. He was served first in the army of the Kingdom of Wurtemberg. After the Revolution of 1848 he returned with his father to France and became a member of the National Convention. At first he supported the autocratic regime of his cousin, the emperor Napoleon III, but later his liberal and anticlerical ideas alienated him from the imperial court. In 1876, after the fall of the Second Empire, he became the leader of the opposition. In 1886 he had to leave France.
