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Her third son, Rodolphe-Auguste d'Ornano, was also an influential figure in the French society; his descendants created the well-known fragrance and cosmetics brand Sisley. Marie Walewska also had a niece, named Barth, who lived in Bergen, Norway. [citation needed] The Walewska family thus has descendants in Norway living today. [citation needed]
Marie Walewska (mother) Signature Alexandre Florian Joseph, Count Colonna-Walewski ( French pronunciation: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ kɔlɔna valɛvski] ; Polish : Aleksander Florian Józef Colonna-Walewski ; 4 May 1810 – 27 September 1868), was a Polish and French politician and diplomat , the unacknowledged son of French emperor Napoleon I .
Rodolphe-Auguste was born on 9 June 1817 in Liège, Belgium where his parents had settled due to his father's pro-Napoleonic allegiances. [1] He was the only child of Count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, Marshal of France, and Countess Marie Walewska, [2] who died in Paris shortly afterwards due to a prolonged kidney illness. [3]
Aleksander Colonna-Walewski (1810-1868), Polish and French politician, Illegitimate son of Emperor Napoleon I; Marcin Walewski (died 1761), podkomorzy of Sieradz; Maria Walewska, mistress of Emperor Napoleon. In her later years she married count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano. Michał Walewski (1735-1806), Voivode of Sieradz
Marie-Anne Walewska. Marie-Anne Walewska, Duchess Colonna-Walewski, (née di Ricci; 18 July 1823 – 18 November 1912), was a French courtier and royal mistress. She served as Première dame d'honneur to Empress Eugénie de Montijo in 1868–1870, [1] and was the last to perform this function in France.
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Through his paternal grandfather, a diplomat who was appointed Chamberlain to Emperor Napoleon III, he was a direct descendant of Countess Marie Walewska and Count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano, an officer who was made Marshal of France (by his second cousin, Napoleon Bonaparte).
Count d'Ornano was born in Paris on 12 July 1924. He was a son of Count Guillaume d'Ornano, a co-founder of Lancôme in 1935 (which was acquired by L'Oreal in 1964). His younger brother was Count Hubert d'Ornano. [1] He was a descendant of both Marie Walewska and Philippe Antoine d'Ornano.