The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11

VIII.
Let US sum up very briefly what was done
for Nnpo,son's brothers and sisters. neither
one OF whom. with the exception OF Lucen
and possibly OF Caroline. could have done
much for themselves. Joseph. the eldest
brother, became successfully Ambassador to
Rome. Grand Elector and Imperial Hghness
King Of Naples. and King Of Spain. The next
brother Lucien. was made Minister Of the In
terror and Am bsssador to Spain. and. had he
consented to annul his union with Nine.
Jouberthon. by whom he had had Q child before
marriage. he would have been admitted to the
order OF succession and would have been
placed upon q throne. At the outset OF the
hundred days Lucien behaved we'll by making
spontaneous offer OF assistance. and he was
rewarded with the title OF Highnesa Never
theless. after Waterloo. when Napoleon was O
prisoner. Lucien sent an emissary to ask for
money. and his brother now far poorer than
he gave him $4,000 in gold together with
bonds nominaly valued at 100000. Louis.
with whom Napoleon. whom a subaltern. had
divided his pay OF 10 cents n day. and whom.
while still poor himself he placed at a mill
tary school. became excessively General
the Governor OF Paris. and eventually
King OF Holland. He repaid these SER
vices with Incredible ingratitude. scandaliz-
ing Europe by flying from Holland as IL
afraid Of his bon efactor. and hiding himself at
Toplitz in Bohemia Nothing would have been
easier than for Napoleon to inllict any punish
ment he chose but no ideas OF vengeance
crossed his mind. Jerome. who had been
educated for the navy was rapidly advanced.
after the annulment OF his marriage with Mics
Patterson. to tho rank OF Post-captain. and
then, being transferred to the army. was made
q General in command Of a corps. became the
a NJ m nf ri NhnF0 nd
finally. in 1907 was created King OF West
phalia- Here. owing to his extravaganza. there
was frequently deficit in his accounts. which.
after rem onstrances. would be made good By
the Emperor. Jerome. however. was tho only
member OF the family who can lay claim to
the honor Of not having contributed directly
to the fall OF the empire That he was. upon
the whole. an amiable man seems manifest
from the fact that after the collapse OF
tho empire his wife refused to be divorced
from him. Eliza the eldest sister. who.
In 1907. married Corsican named Felix
Bacciochi. received from her brother. first the
principally OF Piombno. next tho Duchy Of
Lucca, and lastly tho grand duchy OF Tuscany.
She rewarded him when his reverses came
in 1873 by combining with her sister Caro-
line to betray him. Tho second sister. Pauline.
was married when barely II to L.clerc then
an officer OF her brothers stafr and subse-
quently made Commander in c Chief OF the San
Domingo expedition. She was the first to
bring iato her family the title OF Prince. By her
second marriage with Prince Borghsse. and
she remained all her life titulary Princess OF
GuastaIla. never obtaining any other terri
torisl possessions simply because she did
not care for them. 1t is recorded to her
honor that she went with her mother to Elba
In 1914. and placed a large part OF her for
tune. including her diamonds at her brothers
on the eve OF tho Waterloo cam
palgn. Caroline. who, soon after the eigh-
teenth Brumaire. made a love match with
Murat who was the son OF an innkeeper. saw
her husband successfully appointed Com
man der in Chief. Governor OF Paris. Marshal
OF France. Prince and High Admiral. Grand
Duke OF Berg and Cloves. and finally. In 1908.
King OF Naples She sanctioned. II she did not
inspire tho betrayal OF Napoleon by Murat In
1919 We should not overlook what the En-
peror did for the relatives OF Josephine. Her
son. Eugene. he made a Prince. Vcoroy of
Italy. and married him to a daughter OF the
King Of Bavaria Her daughter HOrtense be-
came Queen OF Holland and her niece. Ste
phanie. Grand Duchess OF Baden.
As to the calumnIes which accuse Napol con
OF Illicit relations with Hortense. and even
with his own sister Pauline. these are traced
by the author OF this work to their sources
and are shown to be entirely unsupported by
proof We shall not 20 into these questions in
detail. but simply state that after . careful
review OF the incriminAtory data. all OF which
are set forth in these volumes. we would not
condemn a dog upon such evidence. The in-
famous stories were undoubtedly invented
and circulated by tho RoyAlists and some Of
them were actually produced to order while
was At ElbA