Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino
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Napoléon Charles Grégoire Jacques Philippe Bonaparte, 5th Prince of Canino and Musignano (5 February 1839 – 11 February 1899) was born in Rome
the son of Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte
and Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte
, but his real mother was Maria Testaferrata, Charles' mistress.
Prince Napoléon Charles served in the French Army
and saw action during the French intervention in Mexico
and the Franco-Prussian War
the latter of which resulted in the downfall of the Second French Empire
of his cousin Emperor Napoléon III
.
Prince Napoléon Charles succeeded as 5th Prince Canino and Musignano
on November 19, 1895 following the death of his brother Prince Lucien. His cousin Prince Roland Bonaparte
succeeded him as the 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano but did not assume the title.
He was married on the 25 November 1859 in Rome to Christine Ruspoli (1842-1907) daughter of Prince Giovanni Ruspoli
, they had three daughters:
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
the son of Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French naturalist and ornithologist.-Biography:...
and Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte
Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte
Zénaïde Laetitia Julie Bonaparte, Princess of Canino and Musignano was the elder daughter of Joseph Bonaparte and Julie Clary, and the wife of Charles Lucien Bonaparte, who was also her cousin...
, but his real mother was Maria Testaferrata, Charles' mistress.
Prince Napoléon Charles served in the French Army
French Army
The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...
and saw action during the French intervention in Mexico
French intervention in Mexico
The French intervention in Mexico , also known as The Maximilian Affair, War of the French Intervention, and The Franco-Mexican War, was an invasion of Mexico by an expeditionary force sent by the Second French Empire, supported in the beginning by the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Spain...
and the Franco-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
the latter of which resulted in the downfall of the Second French Empire
Second French Empire
The Second French Empire or French Empire was the Imperial Bonapartist regime of Napoleon III from 1852 to 1870, between the Second Republic and the Third Republic, in France.-Rule of Napoleon III:...
of his cousin Emperor Napoléon III
Napoleon III of France
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte...
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Prince Napoléon Charles succeeded as 5th Prince Canino and Musignano
Prince Canino Line
The Princes of Canino and Musignano formed the genealogically senior line of the Bonaparte family following the death of Joseph Bonaparte in 1844, founded by one of Emperor Napoleon I's younger brothers, Lucien Bonaparte. It became extinct in the male line in 1924...
on November 19, 1895 following the death of his brother Prince Lucien. His cousin Prince Roland Bonaparte
Roland Bonaparte
Roland Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death.-Biography:...
succeeded him as the 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano but did not assume the title.
He was married on the 25 November 1859 in Rome to Christine Ruspoli (1842-1907) daughter of Prince Giovanni Ruspoli
Ruspoli
The Ruspoli are an old and noble Italian family .The origins of the family can be traced back to the Ruspolis of Florence in the 13th Century and through the family's claimed direct descent from Marius Scotus in the 8th Century and the Marescottis of Bologna...
, they had three daughters:
- Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte (1860-1862)
- Princess Mary BonaparteMary BonaparteMary Léonie Eugénie Mathilde Jeanne Julie Zénaïde Bonaparte was the eldest daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli. On 25 November 1891 in Rome she married Enrico Gotti. They had no children.-References:...
(1870-1947) - Princess Eugenie BonaparteEugenie BonaparteEugénie Laetitia Bonaparte was the youngest daughter of Prince Napoléon Bonaparte of Canino and Christine Ruspoli.Eugénie Laetitia Barbe Caroline Lucienne Marie Jeanne Bonaparte was born in Grotta Ferrata, Italy...
(1872-1949)