Eugénie

(yo͞o-jēˈnē, œ-zhā-nēˈ) 1826-1920.

Empress of France (1853-1871) as the wife of Napoleon III. She acted as regent during the emperor's absences and is believed to have had an influence on events that led to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, which ended in defeat for France.
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