Louis Bonaparte

Louis Bonaparte was the first King of Finland and a bastard child of Napoleon.

Becoming King
Louis became King of Finland at the age of 20 in 1807. His father, Napoleon wished to give the Finns a proper King so he legitimized Louis and gave him to the Finns. Originally Louis was known as Louis Léon.

Reigning Finland
At first Louis' reign went very well. Very few problems came ahead. However, in 1814 Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. Louis' adviser told not to care as Finland could not take on any country at the moment. Nevertheless, Louis insulted the Sixth Coalition resulting in the Battle of Turku, which Finland surprisingly won as the Sixth Coalition invaded Finland half-heartedly.

In 1815 Napoleon came back and pledged treaties with other European powers. Louis wished to help his father, however the Finns did not want this. Finns knew that if they should face the Seventh Coalition they would lose and Finland might lose independence. Finns made a Coup d'état and sent Louis back to France.

Defeat
Louis participated in the Hundred Days and saw the destruction of France in the Battle of Waterloo. After this Louis was exiled alongside Napoleon to St. Helena, because Finland did not want another French man sitting on their throne.