eugenie

Eu·gé·nie   (yōō-jē'nē, ɶ-zhā-nē')    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.

Main Entry: eu·ge·nia
Pronunciation: yü-'jEn-y&, -'jE-nE-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a large genus oftropical trees and shrubs of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) having aromatic leaves and including one (E. aromatica) that is the source of cloves
2 : any tree of the genusEugenia
Euágène /[OE]-zhen/ (1663–1736), Prince of Savoy. A general in the service of Austria, Eugène served brilliantly in wars against theTurks and later the French. In the Spanish War of Succession (1701–1714) he fought in a long series of campaigns and won several battles. He was one of the victors in the famous battle atBlenheim in 1704. The genus Eugenia was named in his honor by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753.