Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte
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1805 – 1870
Who was Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte?
Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte was a son of Elizabeth Patterson and Jérôme Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon I.
He was born in 95 Camberwell Grove, Camberwell, London, England, but lived in the United States with his wealthy American mother. Jérôme's mother's marriage had been annulled by order of Jérôme's uncle, French Emperor Napoleon I. The annulment caused the rescission of his right to carry the Bonaparte name; though the ruling was later reversed by his cousin, Napoleon III.
It is speculated that Jérôme's prospective title is a reason the 11th Congress of the United States in 1810 proposed the Titles of Nobility Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would strip an American of his citizenship if he accepted a title of nobility from a foreign nation. The amendment has never been approved, lacking the approval of only two state legislatures at that time.
He married Susan May Williams, and it is from them that the American line of the Bonaparte family descended. They had two sons:
⁕Charles Joseph Bonaparte.
He graduated from Mount St. Mary's College in 1817.
Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte died in Baltimore, Maryland and is buried in the Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore.
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- Born
- Jul 5, 1805
London - Also known as
- Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Italy
- United States of America
- France
- Died
- Jun 17, 1870
Baltimore
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on July 23, 2013
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