The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-02-11
The American Bonapartes.

THE IMPERIAL FAMILY OF FRANCE AND IT'S
CONNECTIONS IN BALTIMORE.
The Louisville Cowier-Jommal has the
following:
The revolutionary movements which arc
now going forward in France invest the
Napoleonic dynasty with additional in
terest. Prince Pierre Bonaparte, who has
caused the pot to boil so fercely, is a son
OF the great Emperor's brother Lucien, who
was considered the ablest of the family
next after Napoleon. The present Empe-
ror is regarded by many as nota Bonaparte
at all, but the son of a Dutch admiral by
Hortensc Beauharnais, the daughter of
Josephine. Louis Bonaparte was forced
by his brother to marry Hortense. He was
in love with another woman, and withal a
dreamy sort of person. Those who believe
in the operation of principle Of poetic
justice running the progress of history,
make mention of the fact that the grandson
Of Josephine, and not of Napoleon, now
rules in France as proof that the "whirli-
gig Of time brings in his revenges" Jo-
sephine once said "My progeny shall be
supreme But Josephine was not the
only woman who was ill-used by the i'm
who cherished hopes of a divine revenge
through her descendants And hereby
hangs tale.
In 1903 jerome Bonaparte, then in COM
mand of a French frigate, landed in New
York. AS the brother of Napoleon Bona
parte, he was received with distinction, and
was most Hospitality entertained wherever
he went, While in Baltimore he met Miss
Elizabeth Patterson, the daughter of
wealthy merchant of that city, and married
her on the Gath ofDecember of the same year.
The ceremony was performed by Bishop
Carroll, of the. Catholic diocese of Baltimore,
a brother of the distinguished Charles
Carroll Of Carrollton. The marriage con-
tract was drawn up by Alexander Dallas
afterwards Secretary of the Treasury and
was witnessed by the mayor Of Baltimore
and several other official personages AT
ter remaining in the United States about a
year, Jerome Bonaparte and his wife en-
barked for France in an American ship.
In the meantime Napoleon to whom the
marriage of his brother gave great offence,
had ordered that the newly married pair
should be permitted to land at no port
over which France exercised authority.
They, therefore, landed at Lisbon, where
Jerome left his wife, directing her to pro-
coed to Amsterdam, and went to Paris
with the hope ofprevailing upon Napoleon
to recognize his marriage, but this Napo-
leon refused to do, at the same time up
braiding his brother for daring to marry
without his consent. On arriving at Am
sterdam, whittier she went in the Ameri-
can ship, Madame Bonaparte was confront
ed with Napoleon's order forbidding her
to land. She then sailed for England,
where she took up her residence at Cam
berwell near London. And here on the
18th of July, 1905, was born her only child,
Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte, now living in
Baltimore.
Napoleon had determined that his broth
ers should marry among the princesses of
Europe, and all efforts to induce him to
recognize the wife of Jerome were vain,
and Jerome was at last forced to yield to
the wishes of the Emperor and marry the
Princess Frederick Catherine, of Wurtem-
burg. Madame Bonaparte met her hus-
band but once afterward, and then NO
word passed between them. 1t was in the
gallery of the Pitt Palace at Florence, in
Italy. The Princess was leaning ON the
arm of her husband when the meeting
took place. Jerome started aside on rec
ognizlng Madame Bonaparte, and mo-
ment afterward whispered to the Princess,
"That lady is my formervifc." He imme-