Jérôme Bonaparte

J?r?me Bonaparte (November 15, 1784 - June 24, 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon, who made him King of Westphalia (1807-1813). After 1848, when his nephew Louis Napoleon became President of the French Republic, he served in several official roles there.

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J?r?me was born Roland Buonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica as the eighth and last surviving child, fifth surviving son, of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino.

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He was a younger brother of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lucien Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pauline Bonaparte and Caroline Bonaparte.

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He served with the French navy before going to the United States. On December 24, 1803, J?r?me married Elizabeth Patterson (1785-1879), daughter of Baltimore merchant William Patterson and his wife Dorcas Spear. Napoleon annulled their marriage but a son, J?r?me Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England.

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Made King of Westphalia, the short-lived realm created by Napoleon from the states of northwestern Germany (1807-1813), with its capital in Cassel, J?r?me married the second time to Catharina of W?rttemberg, with whom he had another son, Napol?on Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-1891), also known as "Prince Napoleon" or "Plon-Plon". Their second child, a daughter, the Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, was prominent during and after the Second French Empire as a hostess. After his own kingdom was dissolved, he was granted the title of Prince of Montfort by the King of W?rttemberg.

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After Emperor Napoleon's exile, J?r?me moved to Italy where he married Giustina Pecori-Su?rez, the widow of an Italian nobleman.

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When his nephew, Prince Louis Napoleon, became President of the French Republic in 1848, J?r?me was made governor of Les Invalides, Paris, the burial place of his famous elder brother Napoleon I of France. He later became marshal of France and president of the Senate in his nephew's regime, and was confirmed in the title of prince fran?ais.

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J?r?me Bonaparte died on June 24, 1860 at Villegenis, France (today Massy in Essonne). He is buried in Les Invalides, Paris.

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1784: 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar)....

June 24: June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining....

1860: 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday....

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