Marie-Félix Blanc
| Marie-Félix Bonaparte | |
|---|---|
 c. 1872 | |
| Born | Marie-Félix Blanc 22 December 1859 Paris, Second French Empire |
| Died | 1 August 1882 (aged 22) Saint-Cloud, French Third Republic |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Marie, Princess George of Greece and Denmark |
| House | Bonaparte (by marriage) |
| Father | François Blanc |
| Mother | Marie Charlotte Hensel |
Princess Marie-Félix Bonaparte (née Marie-Félix Blanc; 22 December 1859 – 1 August 1882) was a French heiress. Born into a wealthy French
Early life and family
Marie-Félix Blanc was born on 22 December 1859 in
Marriage and issue
On 18 November 1880, Blanc married Prince Roland Bonaparte at the Church of Saint-Roch in Paris, despite her mother's opposition.[citation needed] Her husband was the son of Prince Pierre-Napoléon Bonaparte and Éléonore-Justine Ruflin, and he was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano and Alexandrine de Bleschamp. Her husband was also the grand-nephew of Emperor Napoleon I of France; King Jérôme I of Westphalia; King Joseph I of Spain, Naples and Sicily; King Louis I of Holland; Queen Caroline of Naples; Grand Duchess Elisa of Tuscany, Princess of Lucca and Piombino; and Duchess Pauline of Guastalla.[citation needed]
Blanc gave birth to her only child, Princess Marie Bonaparte, on 2 July 1882 in Saint-Cloud. Her daughter married Prince George of Greece and Denmark in 1907 and had two children, Prince Peter and Princess Eugénie.[citation needed]
Death
Blanc's health later declined as she suffered from tuberculosis. On 1 August 1882, she died from an embolism.[3] Blanc's death was seven years before her husband succeeded his cousin, Napoléon Charles Bonaparte, as the 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano. She was buried in the Cimetière des Gonards in Versailles, Yvelines.
References
- ^ Storr, Anthony (6 February 1983). "An Unlikely Analyst". The New York Times.
- ^ "Press kit" (PDF). www.shangri-la.com. Shangri-La Hotel, Paris.
- ISBN 9780415936774– via Google Books.