Hélène Napoleone Bonaparte (1816–1910) was the daughter of Albine de Montholon

Albine de Montholon

Albine de Montholon was reputed to be the mistress of Napoleon I during his final years of exile on Saint Helena and the wife of Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon, Napoleon's devoted companion and confidant....

. Her father was either her mother's husband, Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon

Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon

Charles Tristan, marquis de Montholon was a French general during the Napoleonic Wars. Serving throughout, he subsequently chose to go into exile on the British governed island of St Helena with the ex-emperor after Napoleon's second abdication.It has been alleged that he poisoned Napoleon.-Early...

, or Napoleon I

Napoleon I

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...

. Albine became pregnant on the way to Saint Helena

Saint Helena

Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...

; Napoleon was to be exiled. As she had two partners at the time – her husband and Napoleon – who conceived Hélène is unknown. She did, however, bear a striking similarity to Napoleon, and was named after him.