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  Bonaparte - LoveToKnow 1911
Jerome (1784-1860) was born at Ajaccio on the 15th of November 1784; he shared the fortunes of the family in the early years of the French Revolution, was then educated at Juilly and was called to the side of his 7 Jerome ' 'Bona- brother, then First.
An imperial decree having annulled the Patterson marriage, the emperor united Jerome to the princess Catherine of Wurttemberg; and in pursuance of the terms of the treaty of Tilsit (July 7, 1807) raised him to the throne of the new kingdom of Westphalia.
Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul, commonly known as Prince Napoleon, or by the sobriquet of "Plon-Plon," 1 (1822-1891), was the second son of Jerome Bonaparte, king of Westphalia, by his wife Catherine, princess of Wurttemberg, and was born at Trieste on the 9th of September 1822.
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 Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II (November 5, 1830 - September 3, 1893) was a son of Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and Susan May Williams.
Louise-Eugénie Bonaparte (1873-1923), married in 1896 Count Adam Carl von Moltke-Huitfeld (1864-1944): they have numerous descendants.
Jerome Napoleon Charles Bonaparte (1878-1945), married in 1914 Blanche Pierce Stenbeigh, daughter of Edward and Emily Pierce of Newtonville, Massachusetts and former wife of Harold Stenbeigh of Hewlitt, New York: no children.
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 Napoleon I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Napoleon built up his army, apparently preparing to invade England, but the invasion fleet he assembled (1803–5) was repeatedly struck by storms, and a major part of the French fleet was engaged in the disastrous expedition of Charles Leclerc to Haiti.
In 1808 Napoleon made Joseph king of Spain after obtaining the abdication of Charles IV and his son Ferdinand VII; in Naples, Joseph was replaced with Marshal Joachim Murat, who was married to Napoleon’s sister Caroline.
Napoleon secured an annulment of his marriage with Josephine, who was unable to bear him a child, and was married in Mar., 1810, to Marie Louise, the daughter of the Austrian emperor Francis I (formerly Holy Roman Emperor Francis II).
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 Jerome Bonaparte
Jérôme Bonaparte, born November 15, 1784 in Ajaccio, Corsica, was the youngest brother of Emperor Napoleon I of France.
Napoleon annulled their marriage but a son, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
Their second child, a daughter, the Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, 1820-1904, was prominent during and after the Second Empire as hostess to men of arts and letters.
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 Napoleon I - MSN Encarta
Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, and was given the name Napoleone (in French his name became Napoleon Bonaparte).
Napoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and joined the artillery as a second lieutenant.
Napoleon destroyed the Prussian army at Jena and Auerstädt (1806) and the Russian army at Friedland.
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 Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was born on Aug. 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.
Napoleon was the fourth child and second son of Carlo and Letizia Ramolino Buonaparte (later given the French spelling Bonaparte).
Napoleon crowned himself emperor on December 2 in ceremonies at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.
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 Jerome Bonaparte
Jerome received a message from his brother to the effect that if he left the "young person" in America, his youthful indiscretion would be forgiven; if he brought her with him, she should not put a foot on French territory.
Napoleon applied to Plus VII to dissolve the marriage, which the pontiff steadfastly refused; but a decree of divorce was passed by the imperial council of state.
Jerome Bonaparte, the son, refused to sue for the hand of a daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, as his mother desired, and married Miss Williams, of Roxbury, Massachusetts.
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 Bonaparte. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Napoleon’s father, Carlo Buonaparte, 1746–85, a petty Corsican nobleman, was a lawyer in Ajaccio.
Napoleon’s youngest brother, Jérôme, 1784–1860, served in the navy and was sent to the West Indies.
Napoleon refused to recognize the marriage and had little difficulty in changing the mind of the flighty Jérôme, for whom he made (1807) a new match with Catherine of Württemberg.
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 Napoleon Bonaparte
The proclamation of Bonaparte as consul for life (August, 1802) increased in him the sense of his responsibility towards the religion of the country, and in Pius VI the desire to be on good terms with a personage who was advancing with such long strides towards omnipotence.
Napoleon declared that he would have no conditions dictated to him; at the same time he promised to give new proofs of his respect and love for religion, and to listen to what the pope might have to submit.
Napoleon wrote to Champagny that it was necessary "to accustom the people of Rome and the French troops to live side by side, so that, should the Court of Rome continue to act in an insensate way, it might insensibly cease to exist as a temporal power, without anyone noticing the change".
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Napoleon Bonaparte
While Bonaparte was expressing himself thus, the Councils of the Five Hundred and the Ancients were passing a law to recall, amnesty, and restore to their civil and political rights the priests who had refused to take the oath of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
The proclamation of Bonaparte as consul for life (August, 1802) increased in him the sense of his responsibility towards the religion of the country, and in Pius VII the desire to be on good terms with a personage who was advancing with such long strides towards omnipotence.
Napoleon first wreaked his irritation on the Bishops of Ghent, Tournai, and Troyes, whom he forced to resign their sees and caused to be deported to various towns, then, on 3 December, he declared the Brief unacceptable, and charged the prelates to ask for another.
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 Napoleon Bonaparte's Family : Brother : Jerome Bonaparte
The wild one of the Bonaparte clan, Jerome began his military career in the navy and during a stop in America fell in love with an heiress, Elizabeth Patterson.
In 1806, Jerome became a vice-admiral and repaired his relationship with the emperor, joining him as a divisional commander of the Bavarian forces in the Grande Armee.
During the 100 Days' Campaign, Jerome again led French troops in the field at Waterloo and was responsible for the misguided, and costly, attacks on Hougoumont.
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 Napoleon Bonaparte Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Napoleon Bonaparte was born of lower noble status in Ajaccio, Corsica on August 15, 1769.
Almost all of Europe was under Napoleon's control, and the invasion of Russia was an attempt to force Czar Alexander I to submit once again to the terms of a treaty Napoleon had imposed upon him four years earlier.
The Duke of Wellington opposed Napoleon at Waterloo.
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 Bonaparte - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
Napoleon I was crowned Emperor of France 1804-1814; the Bonaparte family also provided kings of Spain, Naples, Holland and Westphalia, and a second French Emperor, Napoleon III.
Napoleon's son Napoleon Joseph (1811-1832) was created king of Rome (1811-1814) and was later styled Napoleon II by loyalists of the dynasty, though he never actually ruled as Emperor.
Charles Louis Napoleon (1808-1873), son of Louis Napoleon, was president of France in 1848-1852 and emperor in 1852-1870, reigning as Napoleon III; his son, Eugene Bonaparte (1856-1879), styled the Prince Imperial, died fighting the Zulus in Natal, South Africa.
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 Handbook of Texas Online:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Jr., was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on November 5, 1830, the son of Jerome Napoleon and Susan May (Williams) Bonaparte.
Bonaparte served in Algiers, the Italian campaign, the Crimean War, and the Franco-Prussian War and eventually rose to the rank of colonel.
Dabney H. Maury wrote that Bonaparte's "commanding appearance, the grace and gentleness of his demeanor, and his fine intelligence win him the admiration of all who know him." Bonaparte was said to have been held high in the esteem of his kinsman, the emperor Louis Napoleon.
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 Monumentally Speaking - DEFEATED BY NAPOLEON   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Following Jerome's crass desertion and remarriage, Betsy continued to hope for better things from Napoleon even as she labeled her former husband a "Corsican flguard." The Emperor gave her an allowance but refused to recognize her as a Bonaparte or to give her a title.
Her former husband Jerome, the ex-King of Westphalia, objected to Napoleon, in a gesture of reconciliation, referring to his American cousin as Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte.
Jerome fought for the French in the Crimean War and nearly starved to death in the Siege of Paris of 1870.
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All of Europe was ablaze as one man, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France, led his country to victory after victory and the conquest of a continent.
Napoleon responded to this by ordering all French ship captains to refuse her passage and declared that she would not be allowed entry into France.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, the child of this ill fated union, grew up over the succeeding years into a young man who had the benefits of a superior education, travels to Europe, a wealthy grandfather and a great family name.
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 Sam Sloan's Family Tree - pafg389 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte [Parents] was born in 1805 in France.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 5 Nov 1830.
Jerome Bonaparte [Parents] was born on 15 Nov 1784.
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 End of the Line - March 23, 2005 - The New York Sun
Speaking with unknowing prescience, Betsy declared she would rather be the wife of Jerome Bonaparte for one hour than of any other man for life.
Napoleon threatened Jerome with imprisonment, having decreed the marriage null and its offspring illegitimate.
Napoleon responded, "Your union with Miss Patterson is null and void in the eyes of both religion and the law." This was not entirely true: The marriage was valid in America, and the pope would not annul it.
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 Ashland Daily Tidings :: Online Edition
Meanwhile, Jerome married the German princess; was crowned, and promptly bankrupted his kingdom by spending everything on an elaborate military force.
Jerome’s American son grew up to be a successful businessman.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II attended West Point, 1848-52, and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
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 Napoleon's Siblings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Throughout his life, Napoleon Bonaparte acted as the protector of his large brood of siblings -- 4 brothers and three sisters.
With the death of his father in 1785, Napoleon as the oldest son became the head of the family, and he acted in that capacity with dedication.
Although historians sometimes give favorable marks to Lucian Bonaparte for intelligence and administrative ability, the rest of the family were rather mediocre.
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 Williams Connection to Napoleon
Napoleon made him king of Spain, 1808-1813, he migrated to America after Waterloo, in 1815.
Napoleon arranged for his brother, Louis, to marry the daughter of Napoleon's second wife.
Napoleon was enraged by the marriage and told Jerome to return to France without his
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 Maryland Historical Society Library: Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte Papers, 1805-1893, MS.144 - Finding Aid
Most Bonaparte family letters are affectionate and include information about health, detailed news about activities of family members, comments on European politics, requests for news of JNB and his family, invitations, etc. Letters from Joseph Bonaparte (Comte de Survilliers) and his daughter Charlotte are particularly numerous.
Includes correspondence concerning Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte's travels in Europe in an attempt to acquire his legacies from Cardinal Fesch and his father Jerome Bonaparte, and to protect his rights as a legitimate Bonaparte.
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte--referring to the case of the American Bonapartes against the French government and the Emperor Napoleon III and written from France to the United States (corroborative of a memorial made by M. Berryer to the cour Impandeacute;riale de Paris in 1861).
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 Genealogy of the B(u)onaparte family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Bonaparte genealogy is worked up by the Corsican historian Cesari Rocca who extended the ancestral line to Ceasare, grandfather of Francesca "Il Mauro/Il Moror" who married 1440 Apollonia, illigimate daughter to the house of Malaspina and descendant, through 20 generations, from Charlemagne.
The jurist Hug Banapart/Bonapart, son of Bonifaci Bonapart from Ciutat, Mallorca, was made governor of Corcega on the 23rd of July, 1409 by Martí I, king of Catalunya-Aragón.
Hug Bonapart married Joana Lancis in Córcega and from this marriage were born Esteve, Ferran and Andreu.
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 Bonaparte: Later Generations
Of the second generation of the family the most important was Louis Bonaparte's son, Louis Napoleon, who became emperor as
Napoleon II, son of Napoleon I and Marie Louise).
Prince Napoleon became a pretender to the throne after the death of the only son of Napoleon III,
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