Milford chronicle., 1883-01-26
THE NAPOLEON HEIR.
sketch OF the Imprisoned Prince OF Frunce.

Prince Napoleon, lately arrested in
France on political grounds, IS the
second son of Jerome Bonaparte by his
second marriage with the Princess Fred
erika, of Wurtemburg, and was born at
Trieste, September 8, 1922 He was
cousin to the late Emperor. His youth
was passed at Vienna and Trieste,
Florence and Rome, occasionally IN
! Switzerland, England and Spain. After the
revolution of February, 184S, Prince Ma
poleon returned, and the Corsicans
elected him a member of the Constituent
Assembly, in which he became leader Of
the extreme republican party known as
the Mountain. His views, however, I'M
derwent a change, and in I849 he was
appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at
Madrid, but was shortly recalled for
having quilted his post withoutauthollty.
He was made a French prince, with Il
seat in the Senate and Council of State,
December %. 1858, and at the same time
received the Grand Cross of the Legion
of Honor and the rank of General of
Division. In 1854 he was appointed toa
command in the expedition to the Crimea,
and commanded an infantry division of
reserve at the battles of Alma Inkermann.
On account of his sudden retirement
from this post, ill-health being the eX-
cuse the sobriquet of "Plon-Plon' was
given him by his countrymen.
He married the Princess Clotildo,
daughter of Victor Emmanuel, late King
of Italy, January 30, 1859, 10y whom he
had two SONS, Napoleon Victor jerome
Frederick, born July is, 1852. and
Napoleon Louis Joseph Jerome, born
July Is, 1864 and one daughter, Marie
Letitia Eugene Cathmine Adelaide, born
December 20, 1866 In the Italian cam
paign of. 1859 he commanded the French
army of reserve III the south of Italy,
but was not engaged in any of the great
battles. In the Senate III 1861 he made
an attack upon the Orleans family, which
was answered with spirit by the Due
d'Aumale. Prince Napoleon, TO the dis
gust of a great portion of the French
army, declined to accept the challenge
sent him 10y the duke on that occasion.
In 1865 Prince Napoleon was appointed
president of the Commissioners for the
Universal Exhibition at Paris of 1867
but resigned the post in consequence of
a reprimand which he received from the
Emperor for speech delivered at
Corsica at the Inauguration of statue
Of the Emperor Napoleon l., May 27, /
1865.
In 1861 he came to this country, while /
the civil war was raging, and formed the /
acquaintance of President Lincoln, Mr.. |
Seward, and of several of the Federal /
and Confederate generals. On war
being declared with Prussia in July. /
1870, Prince Napoleon implored Ills /
cousin to appoint him to a military com
mand. The Emperor. however, declined /
10 do so, on the plea that he might rem
Ter more efficient aid to France by ac-
,epting a confidential mission to Italy,
where he could bring his personal inhu-
nee to bear on his father-in-law. Victor
Accordingly he went to
Florence, but failed to obtain the CO.
operation of Italy. After the fall Of the
Empire. he spent some months in Brus-
els and in other continental cities, but
he fixed his residence in Eng I
land. In September, 1870 he ventured
O France on q visit to NJ Richard, an
Of the Empire, but on the
9TH Of that month he was banished
rom France. Previous to the killing Of
he Prince Imperial, Prince Napoleon
laimed to be the chief representative of
lis family, and endeavored, however
itheut success. to organize party Of
is own in opposition to the adherents Of
he Empress Eugenie and the Prince
mperial