#Lucien Bonaparte

[winterhalters]

the bonaparte siblings (requested by anon)

"They were not worried about seeming out of place, they did not fear making mistakes or doing something silly; they had no concern for responsibilities; they had a self-confidence that was not even accompanied by a sense of the duties high position entailed. And this self-confidence sustained them despite everything, and so long as their luck held, it made easy for them things that to others seemed simply impossible. […] The audacity to attempt everything, the certainty of succeeding everywhere— in short, all the attributes of genius, except for genius." — Frédéric Masson

J O S E P H's close bond with the Emperor was often tested throughout their political careers, but never broken. He was without question his closest companion but proved to be more successful as a businessman before and after the Empire.

L U C I E N was never offered a crown or a throne, and broke off from the rest of the family as early as the 1800s. He frequently opposed his brothers' views and notably refused to divorce his wife in favor of a diplomatic alliance. Unlike his siblings, his title was bestowed by the Pope.

E L I S A, contrary to her sisters who primarily held consort roles or acted as strawmen, is believed to be the only Bonaparte sister, and only woman, with actual political powers bestowed by the Emperor. She's the only one of the adult siblings to die before him.

L O U I S' frequent conflicts with the Emperor led Napoléon to annex the Kingdom of Holland in 1810, driving him and his family into exile. Louis would go on to become the father of Napoléon III.

Despite a tumultuous relationship, P A U L I N E was considered Napoléon's favorite sister, and proved to be the most loyal of the imperial siblings, liquidating her assets and visiting him in Elba.

Often regarded as the most influential of the Bonaparte sisters, C A R O L I N E was constantly caught in-between her husband and her brother. She was instrumental in the divorce and remarriage of the Emperor. Her political legacy not only didn't survive the fall of the Empire, but effectively predated it through a series of conflicts with her brother.

J E R O M E was the last sibling standing by 1860, and out of them all was the only one to support the Emperor at Waterloo. He would also be the only one to see the re-creation of the Empire and his nephew on the throne.

[illustratus]

Lucien Bonaparte contemplating his mistress, Alexandrine de Bleschamp Jouberthon by Guillaume Guillon-Lethière

[quercusfloreal]

L'histoire en manga vol.7 part 2

[lightofwintersun]

Like stepfather like stepson

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Matthew Needham as Lucien Bonaparte - Napoleon (2023)

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EIGHT SURVIVING CHILDREN OF CARLO AND LETIZIA BONAPARTE, SIBLINGS OF NAPOLEON I 🥺🌟♥️

254 years ago on this day, Napoleon Bonaparte, the first French emperor was born

On the occasion of his birthday, meet the Eight surviving children of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte, who lived to adulthood

Letizia Bonaparte gave birth to 13 children between 1768 and 1784; five of them died, two at birth and three in their infancy...😥🥀

Among the 13 children, the first child who died was Napoleone Buonaparte, who was born on August 17, 1765 and died on the same day... The last child to die was Jérôme Bonaparte, who died 95 years after his eldest brother...

The registered names of all the children of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte:

• Napoleone Buonaparte (born and died 17 August 1765)

• Maria Anna Buonaparte (3 January 1767 – 1 January 1768)

• Joseph Bonaparte (7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844)

• Napoleon Bonaparte (Later French emperor) (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821)

• Maria Anna Buonaparte (14 July 1771 – 23 November 1771)

• A stillborn child (1773)

• Lucien Bonaparte (21 March 1775 – 29 June 1840)

• Maria Anna (Elisa) Bonaparte (3 January 1777 – 7 August 1820)

• Louis Bonaparte (2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846)

• Pauline Bonaparte (20 October 1780 – 9 June 1825)

• Caroline Bonaparte (25 March 1782 – 18 May 1839)

• Jérôme Bonaparte (15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860)

[otdhistoricalbirthdays]

Happy Birthday Lucien Bonaparte! (May 21, 1775)

[empirearchives]

Look at how much Lucien Bonaparte and his son looked alike!!

The left side are images of Lucien Bonaparte. On the right are actual photographs of his son, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, an important philologist of the Basque language:

I’m amazed.

[microcosme11]

Napoleon's play review

Elisa and Lucien put on a theatrical performance. In attendance: Napoleon.

The sisters of Napoleon (1908) by Turquan, Joseph. This book is quite amusing. It's translated from French; I'm sure it's even funnier in that language.

[joachimnapoleon]

Excerpt:

"The Emperor just made such great expenses for his marriage, and the war in Spain is costing him so much, that all the coffers are empty, so he is looking everywhere to get money. So we must subscribe to what he wants, and I urge you to arrange for the first goods to be delivered to him at the prescribed time and without the slightest delay. If you don’t do it, he will be upset and might perhaps take the opportunity of claiming lands in Sicily when you are master of it. You have no idea of all the means to which he is obliged to resort in order to fill his coffers, which are entirely depleted." 

[captainknell]

Happy birthday Lucien Bonaparte! May 21, 1775

[flowwochair]

the second 6 fanarts challenge I hosted!!! the next one I host will be here in the future (((o(°▽°)o)))

[histoireettralala]

Currently reading "La Saga des Bonaparte" by Pierre Branda, and I am so frustrated with Lucien. I want to root for him when he stands up for his marriage, and I do enjoy his will to exist through opposition to Napoléon, but he sucks the joy out of it with his behaviour, urgh.

[a-modernmajorgeneral]

Bonaparte, Christine (1773–1800)

First wife of Lucien Bonaparte. Name variations: Christine-Eléonore; Catherine Boyer. Born Christine Boyer in 1773; died in childbirth in 1800; daughter of Pierre-André and Rosalie (Fabre) Boyer; became first wife of Lucien Bonaparte (1775–1840), on May 4, 1794; daughter-in-law ofLetizia Bonaparte (1750–1836); sister-in-law of Napoleon I, emperor of France (r. 1804–1815); children: Charlotte Bonaparte; Christine Bonaparte; and two who died in infancy.

Lucien Bonaparte married Christine Boyer, the illiterate sister of an innkeeper with whom Lucien had lodged. Because the marriage was in haste, without the consent of the Bonaparte family, Letizia Bonaparte felt betrayed upon hearing the news, but eventually accepted her daughter-in-law in order to foster peace in the family. Lucien's brother Napoleon was bitterly opposed to the union, however, calling the marriage "idiotic." Christine died in childbirth in 1800.

Portrait of Christine Boyer, c. 1800 by Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)

[lightofwintersun]

Olivia Cooke as Alexandrine de Bleschamp (fancast)

Matthew Needham as  Lucien Bonaparte

(or it's larycent XIX century AU, part 2)

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Chez Poldark