The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-17
The Imprisoned Bonaparte.

Napoleon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
is cousin to the late Emperor Napoleon III.
the second son of Jerome Bouaparte by his
second marriage with the Princess Frederick
of Wurtemburg, and was born at Trieste
1922. His youth was passed at Vienna and
Trieste, Florence and Rome, and occasional
ly in Switzerland, England and Spain. In
1915 he obtained permission to visit Paris
under the name of the Comte de Montfort,
but was soon Alta ,nlrallea to leave on &C.
count of his intrigues with the extreme
Democrats. After the revolution of Febru-
airy, 1913, Prince Napoleon returned, and the
Corsicans elected him member of the Con-
stituent Assembly, in which he became a
leader OF the extreme Republican party
known as the Mountain" His views,
however underwent change and
in 1849 he was appointed minister
plenipotentiary at Madrid, but was
shortly recalled for having Quilted
his post without authority. He was made a
French prince with a seat in the Senate and
Council of State, December %, 1853 and at
the same time received the Grand Cross of
the Legion of Honor, with the rank of gem
eral of division. In 1854 he was appointed
to a command in the expedition to the
Crimea and commanded an infantry division
of reserve at the battles of Alma and mixer
mann. On account of his sudden retirement
from this post, ill-health being the excuse,
the soubriquet of Plon-plon was given him
by his countrymen. He originated the title
himself when an infant, that being the
nearest he could approach the pronunciation
OF the word Napoleon" Prince Napoleon
is said to have furnished Information for a
pamphlet rejecting on the conduct of the
war and commenting somewhat too freely
the deliberations of the coun-
Gil of war which decided upon
the Cfimean expedition. Though it was
Immediately suppressed by order of the
French government, it was published at
Brussels and forthwith translated into
English. In 1855 he was named president
of the Imperial Commission of the Universal
Exposition, and proved himself Jealous
and efficient member In June, 1858. he was
placed at the head OF the new ministry for
A lgiers and the colonies, but speedily re-
signed his appointment. He married the
Princess Clotilde, daughter of Victor EN-
manuel, late King OF Italy. by whom he has
two Sons, Napoleon Victor Jerome Frederic
and Napoleon Louis Joseph Jerome. In the
Italian campaign OF 1859 he commanded the
French army of reserves in the south of
Italy, hut was not engaged in any of the
great battles. In the Senate, in 1861, he made
an attack on the Orleans family, which
was answered with spirit by the Duke
d'Aumale, and to the disgust of great por-
ton of the French army. declined to accept
the challenge sent him by the Duke on that
occasion. In 1865 he was appointed presi-
dent OF the commissioners for the Universal
Exposition at Paris of 1867, but resigned the
post in consequence of reprimand which he
received from the Emperor for speech de-
iivered in Corsica at the Inauguration Of a
statue OF the Emperor Napoleon l., still re-
80, Sc grit tar
of the imperial family. In October, 1872 he
was ordered to leave Paris, aud on his resist
ing was forcibly expelled. He then took up
his residence in his chateau of Prangins near
Geneva He has had n following in Paris
since the death OF the Emperor though since
the death of the Prince Imperial the impe-
rialists have divided their allegiance between
him and Prince Jerome