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Yearning for the life of a European aristocrat, Elizabeth Patterson wed Jerome, Napoleon Bonaparte's youngest brother, after a whirlwind American courtship. The French emperor had different plans and broke up the marriage despite Elizabeth's pregnancy and the subsequent birth of a son.
Buy This Book in Print. summary. Two centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and associations with ...
1 de ene. de 2014 · Born in 1785, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte lived a life more typical of women one hundred years later. Though her father’s self-made American wealth could have supported her, a life-long feud with her father over her short, youthful marriage to Jerome Bonaparte (Napoleon’s brother,) an unrelenting desire to live in Europe, and the determination to live a dignified and independent life ...
Elizabeth Patterson "Betsy" Bonaparte (6 de fevereiro de 1785 – 4 de abril de 1879) foi uma socialite estadunidense. Filha de um comerciante de Baltimore , foi a primeira mulher de Jerônimo Bonaparte , irmão mais jovem de Napoleão Bonaparte .
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was utterly extraordinary, and the people around her knew it. Although she came of age in a republic that lauded [End Page 373] dutiful daughters and virtuous wives, she transcended the constraints of conventional domesticity by defying her father to marry Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon's dashing and somewhat unruly youngest brother.
14 de jun. de 2012 · Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was born Baltimore, Maryland, February 6 1785, the eldest of 13 children . Known as "Betsy", she was the daughter of a Baltimore, Maryland merchant, the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, and sister-in-law of Emperor Napoleon I of France. Elizabeth's father, William Patterson, had been born in Ireland and came to ...
Two centuries ago, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was one of the most famous women in America. Beautiful, scandalous, and outspoken, she had wed Napoleon's brother Jerome, borne his child, and seen the marriage annulled by the emperor himself. With her notorious behavior, dashing husband, and associations with European royalty, Elizabeth became ...
