Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1860-08-08
JEROME BONAPARTE.


The death of jerome Bonaparte is repor-
ted. Youngest brother of Napoleon l, he
was fifteen years his junior, having been
born in 1874. He died in his 10th year.
There is little of public interest in the
character or history of Jerome BOnaparte-
When Napoleon was First Consul, he sent
Jerome to sea-probably to carry cut the
tradition that there is one maurais SJet
in every family, who is always sent to sea-
At this time, Jerome was only fifteen
Three years later, he commanded f:igate
in the expedition against St Domingo
which turned out most disastrously. He
returned to France, where he plunged into
a variety of cxcesses, and was Immediately
sent away on another distant voyage
In December, 1903, having just compile
ted his 10Th year, he signalized himself IN
this country. by his marriage with Miss
Elizabeth Patterson, of BaltimOre-young,
beautiful, and aceomplished-whO was
much too good for him. Early in 1902
he returned to France, where Napoleon was
then Emperor His wife was not permit
ted to land, and went to England, where,
in July, 1905, was born their son, Who as
well as the mother, still lives in Baltimore
NAPOLEON broke the marriage of his own
authority, Pope Plus VII refusing to grant
Bull annulling it. Jerome has been bla-
med not without cause, for having sub
mittcd to the imperial and imperiOus will
of his brother. He would have better mer-
tied honorable mention in history, had he
followed the example of Lucien, his broth
er, who, to preserve his independence retl-
red to England during NapoleOn's reign
Promoted first to the rank of Admiral
and next to that of General, decorated with
d the LEGION of Honor, and created Prince
of the Empire, Jerome Bonaparte crowned
;, all, in August, 1907, by marrying Prin-
> cess of the House of Wurtemberg. He was
then in his 23d year. Immediately after
this marriage, the Kingdom of Westphalla
was created for him, and nOminally gov
:. erned it, under the s1rreil'mee Of NaPOle-
- on's officers. As King he was mere
u nobody-undignifed, rough in manner, ard
iptemperate at table. He commanded a
division of the French army in Russia, with
so little success that Napoleon, in fit OF
passion. sent him home In 1913. when
Germany turned against Napoleon, Jerome
1t ran away from Westphalia and found safe
Iym France. On Napoleon's first abdfea-
=, tiOn, he retired to Trieste, and subsequent.
y, ', ly COMMANDED a brigade at "bloody and
TIL bootless Waterloo
From 1915 to 1913, Jerome chiefly re-
eW sided in Austria. When Louis Napoleon
IT. became President, he recalled his uncle Je-
ne rome, made him Marshal of France, and
he Governor of the Hospital Of the Invalides,
Mu.Cu ullll CuSlUuluu VI luC lUlID u
he Napoleon 1. When the Empire was estab-
ise 1ished. he was made President Of the Sen
en- ate, and declared heir presumptive to Ma
poleOn: subsequently, the young Prince
nd Imperial, NapOleOn's son by Eugenie, be-
ne came heir-apparent
he Two children by his second wife remain
ep the Princess Mathilde, married to Prince
ut Demidoif, and Napoleon-commonly called
De- Prince Plon Plon-marricd to the Princes;
IS Clothilde, daughter of the president King
nd of Sardinia.
'te Jerome BOnaparte bore slight personal
Mt. resemblance to his brother, the great Ma
he pOleon. Joseph BOnaparte, ex-kins Of
he Spain, who so long resided at BOrdentOwn,
es- was much more like Napoleon; but his SON.
er- Prince Plon Plon, now 81 year old, is Won
50 derfully like what Napoleon 1 was at the
O. same age.
he