Connecticut western news., 1873-01-24
The House of BOnaparte.

The living members of the Bonaparte family are Prince Napoleon (Plon- Plon), who married Princess Clothilde, daugh- ter of the King of Italy. He, constitu ted himself a sort of breakwater between the despotism of his cousin the Emper- or and the liberalism of the party of progress. He lived in fine style in the Palais Royal until the Napoleonic fabric broke down. He is now among the dis mounted cavalry of the empire, and passes his time contemplating the beau ties of Lake Leman.
 Prince Pierre Bonaparte. who mur- dered Victor Noir and was acquitted of the crime, was born at Rome on the 11th of October, 1915. He was the son of Lucien Bonaparte by his second wife. At the age of sixteen he took part in the Tuscan instruction, was arrested, and shut up for six months in the cita- del of Leghorn. On being set free he proceeded to the United States, as the doors of the Church were closed against him. In January, 1882, he arrived in New York in Yankee commercial brig, and went up to Breeze Point, on the Delaware, where his uncle Joseph was living. From that he turned to New Granada, where struggle for indepen- dence was going on, and, Santander be- ing his uncle's friend, he receieved the commission of chef descGdron. In 1863 he returned to Europe and was permit ted by the Pope to settle at Canino, in the Maremma., After many infamous scrapes hS finally pulled up in Paris with an intense loyalty for the Napole- onic regtnte. In cowardly way he shot promising young Frenchman, Victor Noir, and after being acquitted of the offence left France. He is now reported to be in Corsica. s-..-.
 Cardinal Lucien Bonaparte, of the Order of Priests of the Sacred College of the Vatican, in which he stands twenty-eight on the list, was born i'll Rome 18th November, 1928. He was nominated Cardinal 18th March, 1968 He is one of the private secretaries to Pope Plus the Ninth. He is a man of finished education, extremely taciturn and has the reputation of being con summate diplomatist.
 Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte, born January 4, 1913, was Senator, with the title of Imperial Highness.
 Prince Antoine Bonaparte, born 31st October, 1916, bears the title of Imperial Highness and holds a position in the Household of the Pope.
 Princess Alexandrine Marie, born October 12, 1918, married to Count Vim cent Valentini de Chanino.
 Princess Constance, born Janury 30, 1923, became Abbess of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, at Rome.
 Princess Julie- Charlotte-Z -Zenarde-Pau line-Letitia Observation-Disclosures, born June 6, 1880; married August 30, 1S47, to Alexandre Del Gallo, Marquis de Roccaglovine. -
 Princess Charlotte Honorine Jose phine, born March 4, 1882; married Oc- tober 4, 1948, to Prince Pierre, Count of Primoli.
 Princess Marie -Desirse Eugene Jo- sephine- -Philomene, born March IS, 1855; married March 9, 1851, to Paul, Count de Campello. A Prince Napoleon Charles Gre9oire Jacques Philippe, born February 5, 1889; President of the General Council of Corsica, Chief of the Battalion of In 1 fantryin the service of France, Ordnance Officer under the Emperor; married No | vember 25, 1859, to the Princess Marie Christine, born July 25, 1842. daughter of Jeane Nepomucene, Prince of Ruspoli and of Ceryeteri and of Barbary, Prin cess of Masimo and d 'Arsoh. Princess Mathilde Letitiaa Wilhel- mine, born May 27, 1920; married Oc- tober q, 1S41, to Annatole Demidoff, Prince of San Danato; became 8 widow May IS, 1870. She is now residing in England, like good many more of the l family.