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Elizabeth Patterson (Baltimore, 6 februari 1785 – aldaar, 4 april 1879), was de eerste vrouw van Jérôme Bonaparte, de broer van keizer Napoleon I. Ze was de dochter van William Patterson, een Ierse katholieke immigrant die een van de rijkste zakenlieden in de staat Maryland was geworden.
8 de jul. de 2018 · Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: Napoleon’s Unwanted American Sister-in-Law As the nineteenth century began, both the United States and France were in transition. The American Revolution only officially ended in 1783, and now the president-helmed United States was forging an identity that rejected the courtly atmosphere of its European counterparts.
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.
15 de abr. de 2013 · Examining the sensational life of Jérôme Bonaparte’s American first wife, Charlene M. Boyer Lewis explores how Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte ‘actively construct
5 de ene. de 2022 · 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, and his wife, Dorcas Spear.
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.
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.
