Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I whanau mai i Luxembourg ki tetahi whanau rangatira o Huguenot, i kitea a François ki te oranga hoia mai i te wa o te tamarikitanga. Ko tōna pāpā he hōia Prussian, he rangatira o te Rōpū Whakamana o te Ao. I mate ia i te pakanga e arahi ana i ana tangata i te
Te Pakanga o Spicheren i te 6 o Akuhata 1870.