Litchfield enquirer., 1851-04-24
me Ranaparte FamiIY.

The Benaparte Family. ~
The only direct descendant Of the EN-
perOr. his only con, the Duke OF Reich
stadt, died at Vienna in 1882. His
nearest relatives after this were his
brothers. He had four-Joseph, the
eldest of the family, Lucien, Louis and
jerome. He had besides three sisters
Elise, Pauline and Caroline. '9s
Joseph who was king Of Spain, after
the fell of the empire, assumed the title
Of Count de Suryilliers, and resided for
some time in America at Bordentown, on
the Delaware. When king. he refused
to be divorced from his wife Mile. Cleri.
by whom he had two daughters Char
lotte. married to the Prince de Montfsrt
now dead, and Zenaide, the wife of the
Prince,of Canine, her cousin who was sole
heiress of her fathers immense wealth.
Lucien, Prince of Canine, had eleven
ehildren--five sons aud six daughters.
LIST, Charles Napoleon, now from his
fathers death Prince Of Canine, and him.
sci the father Of ten children; Cd, Louis
Lucien; Sd, Pierre Napoleon eth, An
tome; 5th, son who died young 9Th,
Charlotte, married to Prince &abrielli:
7th, Christine, married TO Lord Dudley
Stuart (she died in ls47); 9Th, Letitia,
wife of Mr.. Thomas Wyse; 9th, Aiexan.
drine, married to Count Valentine 10th,
Constance, a nun; 18th, Jane, wife Of the
Marquis 0norati. vsst4s&gs
Louis, King of Holland, married Hor-
tense Beauharnois. The Emperor, hav-
ing lost all hope of direct descendants,
fixed his succession on the children of his
brother Louis, not from any great affec-
ton for his brother but from great ats
tachment TO his step. daughter Hortense,
and from superstition that the influences
oil. Josephine's destiny conveyed to his
successor through his mother, would en-
sure the property Of his dynasty. Hor>s
tense had three sons-.1st, Napoleon
who died in infancy; I'd, Napoleon Louis,
the chosen heir of the Emperor, who
died Of Group at the age of seven years
aud Sd, Louis Napoleon. the President
Of the French republic, whose accession,
to power goes to corroborate the EN-
peror's superstitious idea of Josephine's
favorable influence upon the destinies Of
his family. Jerome, King of Westphaliag
had two sons, Jerome and Napoleon, and,
daughter, Matilda. Princess Demidof
who is now doing the honors of the re-
publican court. Elise. the Emperor's
eldest sister married 70 Prince Bachiochi,
left one daughter, the Countess Came-'
rata Pauline. Princess Borghese, left no
children. elf ,e t.enS g ysyA7u
Caroline. wife Of Murat. King Of Na~
Piles, was the mother of two sons, Lgi~g
cien- Charles and Achille; and two
daughters, Letitia. married to the Count
Pepol, and Louise to Count Rusponi.
Of the Emperor's brothers and sisters
one alone survives, jerome, the youngest
who is now Governor of the Invalides,
where are deposited the ashes of the
glorious dead Of their family. There
are alive fourteen Of Napolson's nephews
and neices. and numerous olive branches
Of the second generation. q ears.
| When the Emperor settled the success
sion before his second marriage, be pass
cd over the family Of his brother Lucien
on account Of difference Of political
opinion which had enstranged them
Lucien adhering to republican principles.
His son took an active in the liberal
movement in Rome during the last revo-
luton and was deemed too ferocious a
republican to be allowed to remain on
The territory of the newly made republic
OF France when he took refuge there, and
was requested to seek hospitality else
where. lntF iastssi7F 9'1 Nats