Louis-Napoleon, killed by the Zulu at the age of 23, still haunts the castle of Compiègne

Compiègne Castle was also a home where a loving family lived. Eugenie only had eyes for his only son. Napoleon III, he was this “daddy cake” who did not dare to scold his heir “for fear that he would no longer love him”. In the 19th century, the couple had made the Imperial City their autumn residence and spent between five and six weeks there each year in the company of their mischievous little boy who had a disastrous fate.