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Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte died on April 4, 1879, at the age of 94. Her funeral was held at her daughter-in-law’s house and was attended by only the immediate family and a few friends. She was buried in Baltimore’s Green Mount Cemetery, under the epitaph: “After life’s fitful fever she sleeps well.”.
Elizabeth Patterson-Bonaparte est enterrée au cimetière de Greenmount à Baltimore. Ironie de l'histoire, la veuve de son frère, Marianne (Caton) Patterson, se remaria avec Richard Wellesley, premier marquis de Wellesley, frère aîné d'Arthur Wellesley, 1 er duc de Wellington, le vainqueur de Napoléon à Waterloo.
6 de mar. de 2014 · Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was a self-made American who refused to dim her love for the old world. Wondrous Beauty is the story of a woman who entered the nineteenth century far before her time — it was America that would have to catch up. Michelle Legro is an associate editor at Lapham’s Quarterly. You can find her on Twitter.
5 de ene. de 2022 · Elizabeth Patterson: The American Bonaparte. Not many have heard the story of Elizabeth Patterson, a woman from Maryland who, against all odds, became royalty, only to be dumped on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte. Elizabeth Patterson, known as Betsy, was born on February 6th, 1785, in Baltimore, to William Patterson, a successful businessman ...
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 ...
10 de dic. de 2021 · As she aged, Elizabeth lived alone in Baltimore’s Mt. Vernon neighborhood in Mrs. Gwinn’s boarding house. Neighbors often spotted her walking among her properties to collect rent. At her death in 1879, Elizabeth was worth about $1.5 million. She outlived her son, who died in 1870. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte is buried in Green Mount Cemetery.
Elizabeth kept meticulous records throughout her life, and it was through the examination and transcription of these journals in the Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte Papers, Ms 142, Box 13A that I came to know more about her. At first, I only paid attention to the entries which were related to clothing.
