Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte
Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte | |
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Prince Napoleon | |
![]() Jerome Napoleon Patterson-Bonaparte in his mid-forties | |
Born | 95 Camberwell Grove, Camberwell, London, England | 5 July 1805
Died | 17 June 1870 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | (aged 64)
Spouse | |
Issue | Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II Charles Joseph Bonaparte |
House | Bonaparte |
Father | Jérôme Bonaparte |
Mother | Elizabeth Patterson |
Jérôme Napoléon "Bo" Bonaparte (5 July 1805 – 17 June 1870) was an American farmer, chairman of the Maryland Agricultural Society, first president of the
Biography
Bonaparte was born in 95 Camberwell Grove,
It is speculated that Jérôme's prospective title is a reason the 11th Congress of the United States in 1810 proposed the
He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College (now Mount St. Mary's University) in 1817[4] and later received a law degree from Harvard, but did not end up practicing law.[5] He was a founding member of the Maryland Club, serving as its first president.[6]
In November 1829, Jérôme Napoleon married
Jérôme Napoleon had refused to wait for an arranged marriage to a European princess, instead opting for the $200,000 fortune that Susan brought to the marriage. In an attempt to match the railroad heiress's
References
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- ^ Shannon, Selin (20 February 2015). "Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon's American nephew". Shannon Selin. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Marshall, Bill, and Cristina Johnston. France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History : a Multidisciplinary Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO, Inc, 2005. "Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte was born in England on July 7, 1805. Betsy and her son returned to Baltimore in September 1805. At Napoléon's behest, Jérôme married Princess Catherine of Württemberg in August 1807." - Page 162. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "The "Missing Thirteenth Amendment": Constitutional Nonsense and Titles of Nobility". Thirdamendment.com. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ Edward Francis Xavier McSweeny. The Story of the Mountain: Mount St. Mary's College and Seminary. Volume I, p. 70. Retrieved 22 November 2015
- ^ Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United States, Volume I, p. 341.
- ISBN 9780738506319. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
- ^ "Maryland State Archives, Montrose Mansion and Chapel" (PDF). Retrieved February 25, 2013.