Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-07-07
THE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY MORNING. July :. 1859
THE Bon ApARTES.


Our readers have noticed that the stirring
events IN Europe are bringing I" the sur.
face and into nutoriety, various m@mleia Oh
the Bnnaparte family. In thu aec"dht i''tety
received, it has been mentioned that jerome
Bonaparte is to remain i'll Franc" WIN '"e
Empress Eugene and her y"ung son "i 'nree
years, now heir to the throne. .heht'oh'
also, is often made of Prince Napoleon, wh"
is to be- put in command oi one al Tue diVr
sions ofthe French Italian army, ana "f Zap
tain Bonaparte, Of the United States. IL Ia
interesting 10 know who all these Bonapartes
are. and how connected with the Great Ma
po!eon. His family Of brothers und sisters
consisted Of eight, born relatively us follows:
Joseph. Napoleon, Lncien, LOUIS Eliza. Pau
line Caroline, and Jerome. vi these, only
one survives. to wit: Jerome, VIII" was the
youngest brother.
NAPOLEON Ill.
Napoleon ILL.,, or Charles Louis Napoleon,
present Emperor Of France. WAS son at
Louis, fourth brother of Napoleon l.. and
Hortense Beauharnais. Hortcnse was the
daughter of Josephine, the beautiful widow
whom Napoleon l. wooed and won. and
failing of offsprins--brutally discarded
Thus the grandson Of the discarded Jose,
phine, occu pies the throne Napoleon l. hoped
u give to his own heir that he should have
by marrying Maria Louisa Of Austria
Napoleon and Maria did have male Issue,
but Napoleon H., known as Duke OF
Reichstadt. died in 1892. at the age OF Il
years, and during the reign OF Louis
PHILIPPE.
Those who suppose that Napoleon Ill. is
mere interloper in France. having no
title to that throne, will perhaps he sur-
prised to know that by the edicts passed IN
lS4l, the usual order OF descent was set aside.
and the succession fixed in the line of Louis,
the fourth brother of Napoleon l., instead Of
in that of the elder brother Joseph. This
of course, was upon the failure Of direct
succession. Hence the present Emperor
has, at least, color of title. Although Louis
and Napoleon |. came tn be enemies, ll"r-
tense was great fayorite with Napoleon l..
and she even parted with Louis and left him
when King Of Holland. and coming to Paris
with her children, joined her fortunes t"
those of Napoleon |. Hort-nse was II wo-
man Of doubtful character, TO say the least
She, in compliance with the wish Ut Napo-
leon L., gave up lover when she married
Louis, and when the Emperor even discard
ed her mother. Jos ,hine. Horten-e still
adhered to Napoleon. Hortense had lovers
after her separation from Louis among them,
Admiral Ternol Dutch nasal officer t"
whom is attributed, hy many. the paternity
Of Napoleon. ILL.,, the present Emperor.
JEROME boNArARTf.
Jerome, the only surviving brother Of Ma
poleon !, was horn ia 1874. Coming t.
America, he fell in love with the famous Miss
Patterson, Of Baltimore, and married her. -
He took his bride to France hut Napoleon
l forbade her landing, and issued otdeIa
against her landing at any port under French
rule. Beside this, Napoleon compelled
Jerome to discard his wife, and had II decree
passed annulling said marriage. The Pope,
however refused Ia confirm such IA decree,
and his successors never haze confirmed
it. Jerome, by dirtation Of Napoleon |, was
again married To- the daughter ni the Ming
u Wurtemburg.
The first wife Of Jerome Miss Patterson
had u son. jerome, bora IN 1904, who now
lives in Baltimore The mother is still living
in Baltimore, bat between her aud hei son
there ia all enlargement, which has existed
tor years, NJ that they do not even speak ~
cash other
Jerome Bonaparte, the elder, ~ now IN
Paris, and Is the one referred I" hy Nap"'
leon ii ia his late manifesto" lie has been
noted rather for extravaganza than anything
else, bnt was called to France by tho present
Emperor, was made a Marshal, also the Pres
ident of the Senate. and is declared to he
successor to the Throne in Ease "i iallnrr al
direct descent
PRINCE NAPOLEON
Prince de M0ntiUIt-r Prince Napoleon
was son Of jerome by his marriage with
the daughter OF the King ii W"ttenhnrg. go
lie was born in ls22. and named Napoleon
Joseph Charles Paul He j. the one spoken
of in the accounts as Prince Napoleon, aud
who is to have command Of n division 81 the
Freneh-Italian army.
CAPTAIN EuSAPAREE.
This il enc Of the Baltimore branch IT the
family, and is son OF jerome Bonapartt oi
Baltimore, and grandson Of jerome the elder
lie was born in 1892, and named jerome
Napoleon. He was educated at West Point,
was for short time in our army, but went
u the Crmra as u suhLi-utenant IN the
French service, and was at the seige OF Seha>-
topol. lie is now in the French army ~ Il
Captain.
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