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Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Josephine did not have children.
Eugene de Beauharnais was the Emperor's stepson. Eugene was also the Emperor's adopted son.
Suppose Napoleon I recognizes Eugene as his heir. Napoleon does not divorce Josephine.
Suppose Napoleon reigns until 1821.
Eugene becomes Emperor of the French. He lives numerous years past his actual 1824 demise date. What happens then?