Louis Lucien Bonaparte (4 January 1813 – 3 November 1891) was a French philologist. The third son of Napoleon's second surviving brother, Lucien Bonaparte, he spent much of his life outside France for political reasons. After a brief political career, he focused on his academic work, which particularly centered on the Basque language and the Celtic languages.
In 1809, Lucien Bonaparte came under pressure from his brother Napoleon to divorce his wife, Alexandrine de Bleschamp, and return to France from his Italian estates, where he was a virtual prisoner, needing permission to leave his own land. He took ship to sail to the United States, but in 1810, on the way there, he and his wife were captured by the Royal Navy. The British government allowed Lucien and his wife to settle at Ludlow, and later at Thorngrove House, Grimley, Worcestershire, where Louis Lucien Bonaparte was born in 1813. Napoleon believed Lucien had gone to Britain as a traitor.[1]
Following his brother's abdication in April 1814, Louis Lucien's father returned to France and then to Rome, where on 18 August 1814 he was made Prince of Canino, Count of Apollino, and Lord of Nemori by Pope Pius VII. In 1824 he was created Prince of Musignano by Pope Leo XII.[2]
In the Hundred Days after Napoleon's return to France from exile in Elba, Lucien rallied to his brother's cause. Napoleon made him a French prince and included his children in the Imperial Family. However, this was not recognized by the restored Bourbon government after Napoleon's second abdication. In 1815, Lucien was proscribed and deprived of his seat in the Académie française.[2]
Louis-Lucien Bonaparte grew up in Italy and was educated at the Jesuit college at Urbino, before studying chemistry and mineralogy.[1]
CareerEdit
A philologist and briefly a politician, Bonaparte spent most of his early life in Italy. He attended the first Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani, a conference of scholars of natural sciences, at Pisa, and published some early work on scientific subjects in Italy. On 29 June 1840, by his father's death, he inherited various papal titles. His first work on languages, called Specimen lexici comparativi, was published at Florence in 1847.[1]
He did not go to France until 1848, when he served two one-year terms in the National Assembly as representative for Corsica (1848) and for the Seine department (1849). In 1852, he was appointed as a Senator, but not long after moved to London, where he spent most of the rest of his life.[1]
He had a printing press in his home printing 10 volumes in 1857 and five in 1858. In 1866 he was elected member of the Athenaeum Club and at that time presented the Club with 137 of his publications bound in 24 volumes. [3]
On 4 October 1833, in Florence, Louis Lucien Bonaparte married Maria Anna Cecchi, the daughter of a Florentine sculptor. In 1850, he separated from his wife and later began to live with Clémence Richard, with whom he had a son, Louis Clovis Bonaparte (1859–1894). In 1891, after Maria Anna's death on 17 March 1891, Louis Lucien and Clémence Richard were married in Kensington.[4]
The Bonapartes’ son Louis Clovis became a civil engineer, and on 14 October 1891, at Reigate, he married Laura Elizabeth Scott, the daughter of F. W. Scott of Redhill, another engineer.[5]
Louis Lucien Bonaparte died at Fano, Italy. His widow, Clémence Bonaparte, lived on until 1915. He is buried at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green next to his son and second wife.[1] His collection of chemical elements was bequeathed to the Science Museum, London[6] where it subsequently was on display during the UNESCO "International Year of the Periodic Table" in 2019.[7]
His library was bought by the Newberry Library in Chicago.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdefOut of the confusion of tongues: Louis-Lucien Bonaparte (1813-1891), British Library, accessed 29 January 2021
^ abStroud, Patricia Tyson, The Emperor of Nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and his world, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000), pp.21; 160.
^Ehrman, Albert. (1960). "The Private Press and Publishing Activities of Prince Louis-Lucien Bonaparte." The Book Collector 9 no.1 (Spring): 31-37.
^"Bonaparte Louis Lucien / Kensington 1a 356"; "Richard Clemence / Kensington 1a 356" in General Register Office Index to Marriages in England and Wales (1891), ancestry.com, accessed 29 January 2021 (subscription required)
^Register of Marriages solemnized at St Matthew's Church, Reigate, No 430, October 14th 1891, ancestry.co.uk, accessed 29 January 2021 (subscription required)
Howard Louis Conard, Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri (New York: 1901), Vol. IV, p. 530
Out of the confusion of tongues: Louis-Lucien Bonaparte (1813–1891), British Library's detailed biography
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Louis Lucien Bonaparte 4 January 1813 3 November 1891 was a French philologist The third son of Napoleon s second surviving brother Lucien Bonaparte he spent much of his life outside France for political reasons After a brief political career he focused on his academic work which particularly centered on the Basque language and the Celtic languages Louis Lucien BonaparteBorn 1813 01 04 4 January 1813Thorngrove Grimley Worcestershire EnglandDied3 November 1891 1891 11 03 aged 78 Fano ItalyBurialSt Mary s Roman Catholic Cemetery Kensal GreenSpouseAnna Maria CecchiClemence RichardIssueLouis Clovis BonaparteHouseBonaparteFatherLucien BonaparteMotherAlexandrine de BleschampOccupationPhilologist politician Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Private life 4 References 5 General references 6 External linksEarly life EditIn 1809 Lucien Bonaparte came under pressure from his brother Napoleon to divorce his wife Alexandrine de Bleschamp and return to France from his Italian estates where he was a virtual prisoner needing permission to leave his own land He took ship to sail to the United States but in 1810 on the way there he and his wife were captured by the Royal Navy The British government allowed Lucien and his wife to settle at Ludlow and later at Thorngrove House Grimley Worcestershire where Louis Lucien Bonaparte was born in 1813 Napoleon believed Lucien had gone to Britain as a traitor 1 Following his brother s abdication in April 1814 Louis Lucien s father returned to France and then to Rome where on 18 August 1814 he was made Prince of Canino Count of Apollino and Lord of Nemori by Pope Pius VII In 1824 he was created Prince of Musignano by Pope Leo XII 2 In the Hundred Days after Napoleon s return to France from exile in Elba Lucien rallied to his brother s cause Napoleon made him a French prince and included his children in the Imperial Family However this was not recognized by the restored Bourbon government after Napoleon s second abdication In 1815 Lucien was proscribed and deprived of his seat in the Academie francaise 2 Louis Lucien Bonaparte grew up in Italy and was educated at the Jesuit college at Urbino before studying chemistry and mineralogy 1 Career EditA philologist and briefly a politician Bonaparte spent most of his early life in Italy He attended the first Riunione degli Scienziati Italiani a conference of scholars of natural sciences at Pisa and published some early work on scientific subjects in Italy On 29 June 1840 by his father s death he inherited various papal titles His first work on languages called Specimen lexici comparativi was published at Florence in 1847 1 He did not go to France until 1848 when he served two one year terms in the National Assembly as representative for Corsica 1848 and for the Seine department 1849 In 1852 he was appointed as a Senator but not long after moved to London where he spent most of the rest of his life 1 He had a printing press in his home printing 10 volumes in 1857 and five in 1858 In 1866 he was elected member of the Athenaeum Club and at that time presented the Club with 137 of his publications bound in 24 volumes 3 He worked on the classification of dialects of the Basque language and his work is still used He also worked on Cornish and denounced William Pryce for having plagiarized the research of Edward Lhuyd into Cornish and other Celtic languages 1 Carte des sept Provinces Basques Carte des sept Provinces BasquesPrivate life EditOn 4 October 1833 in Florence Louis Lucien Bonaparte married Maria Anna Cecchi the daughter of a Florentine sculptor In 1850 he separated from his wife and later began to live with Clemence Richard with whom he had a son Louis Clovis Bonaparte 1859 1894 In 1891 after Maria Anna s death on 17 March 1891 Louis Lucien and Clemence Richard were married in Kensington 4 The Bonapartes son Louis Clovis became a civil engineer and on 14 October 1891 at Reigate he married Laura Elizabeth Scott the daughter of F W Scott of Redhill another engineer 5 Louis Lucien Bonaparte died at Fano Italy His widow Clemence Bonaparte lived on until 1915 He is buried at St Mary s Roman Catholic Cemetery Kensal Green next to his son and second wife 1 His collection of chemical elements was bequeathed to the Science Museum London 6 where it subsequently was on display during the UNESCO International Year of the Periodic Table in 2019 7 His library was bought by the Newberry Library in Chicago 8 References Edit a b c d e f Out of the confusion of tongues Louis Lucien Bonaparte 1813 1891 British Library accessed 29 January 2021 a b Stroud Patricia Tyson The Emperor of Nature Charles Lucien Bonaparte and his world University of Pennsylvania Press 2000 pp 21 160 Ehrman Albert 1960 The Private Press and Publishing Activities of Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte The Book Collector 9 no 1 Spring 31 37 Bonaparte Louis Lucien Kensington 1a 356 Richard Clemence Kensington 1a 356 in General Register Office Index to Marriages in England and Wales 1891 ancestry com accessed 29 January 2021 subscription required Register of Marriages solemnized at St Matthew s Church Reigate No 430 October 14th 1891 ancestry co uk accessed 29 January 2021 subscription required Prince Bonaparte s collection of elements a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Cole Rupert 2019 150 Years of the Periodic Table a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link The Newberry History General references EditHoward Louis Conard Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri New York 1901 Vol IV p 530 Out of the confusion of tongues Louis Lucien Bonaparte 1813 1891 British Library s detailed biographyExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louis Lucien Bonaparte Prince Bonaparte s Collection of Elements at the Science Museum London Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louis Lucien Bonaparte amp oldid 1170319211, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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