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happy. She had finished educa-
ton, was composer of music, drew
with excellence and sang with
trained voice. She died in Switzer-
land in 1887.
1t may be thought that the mem
bers of Napoleon's family attained
distinction through his influence
To show that this idea is erroneous
wo will have something to say of the
next generation, if time and space
will Justify ns in doing so. The
members of the family have always
been the advocates of popular liberty
as opposed to the "Divine, right of
kings"
Joseph Bonaparte married Julie
Clary, daughter Of a rich man of
Marseilles. Two daughters were
born to them. Zenaide married
Charles Lucien Bonaparte. Char
lotte, the second daughter, married
her cousin, Napoleon Louis, son of
Louis Bonaparte.
Lucien Bonaparte was married
twice, first to Christine Boyer, a
daughter of hotel keeper, and the
second time to Alexandrinc Joubcr-
thon, widow of a broker. BY the
first marriage two daughters were
born. One married an Italian noble
man and the other first married
Avred, Swedish Count, and after
wards an Englishman, Lord Dudley
Stuart. Lclitha, daughter by the
second wife, married Thos. NVyse, an
Irish gentleman, and a member of the
British Parliament. The eldest son,
Charlcs-lucien, became a dstin-
guishcd naturalist. He came to
America and made himself acquaint-
cd with the ornithology of this coun-
try. lie published work on the
subject. After his return to Europe
he studied the zoology of Italy and
published three elaborate volumes on
the subject. Pierre, the third son
of Lucicn, became a member of the
French National Assembly from
Corsica. Maria married Deputy of
the Roman Republic, and Constance
became nun in the Convent Of the
Scored Heart at Rome.
Louis Napoleon, son of Louis Bo-
naparte and Hortensc Bcauharnas,
became Emperor Of France as Ma
poleon III. lie was a scholar and
the author of several excellent vol.
umes. lie lost the Empire and died
an exile in England. His son, Ma
poleon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph,
Prince Imperial, was killed by the
Iulus in Africa.
Jerome Bonaparte had only one
son by his first wife, Miss Elizabeth
Patterson, of Baltimore, Jerome Ma
polcon Bonaparte, who had two sons
One graduated at West Point and
entered the French army The
other is a disti, guishcd lawyer in
Baltimore. Jc' ,mc was divorced
from his American wife by Napo-
leon and married Frcdcrica. Gather
inc. Sophie, daughter of the King OF
Wurtcmbcrg. OF the children of
this marriage Mathildc Letitia Will
helminc married Prince Demidolf, of
Russia. Napolcon.J Joseph Charles
Paul married in 1850 Princess Clio.
tide, daughter of Victor Emmanuel,
King of Italy, and became member
of the National Assembly of the
French Republic.
Caroline Bonapartc married Murat,
the great soldier. After the down
fall of Napoleon the eldest son, Ma.
poleon- Achlle Murat, came to Amc-
RIGA and resided in Florida many
years. lie married Miss Willis,
daughter of a naval agent at pcnsa-
cola She was a grand niece of Gen.
Geo. Washington. lie lived in New
York for some time, afterwards
practiced law in Georgia, and later
on bought a plantation in Florida.
lie wrote and published book on
the moral and political condition of
the people Of the United States.
Napoleon Lucien Charles MIurat,
the second son, also came to
America and practiccd law in New
York. Ic married Miss Frazier, of
Charleston, South Carolina. The
daughters, Letita and Louisa, mar
ried two of the Roman nobility.
eliza honapartc, the eldest sister
of Napoleon, married a Corsioan no
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