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Signature. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (February 6, 1785 – April 4, 1879) was an American socialite. She was the daughter of Baltimore merchant William Patterson and the first wife of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoleon 's youngest brother.
- April 4, 1879 (aged 94), Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte
- February 6, 1785, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
- William Patterson, Dorcas Spear Patterson
6 de mar. de 2014 · Betsy Bonaparte would live for 94 years between two worlds that didn’t quite know what to make of her equal talents for American commerce and European civility. At her death in 1879, she had grown her small pension from Napoleon into $10 million in today’s currency.
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte was a Baltimore belle who wrote that “nature never intended me for obscurity.”. (1) She became an international celebrity when she married Napoleon’s youngest brother Jérôme. When Napoleon convinced Jérôme to abandon her, Betsy (as she was known) became America’s most famous single mother.
Hace 5 días · Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (born February 6, 1785, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.—died April 4, 1879, Baltimore) was one of America’s first international celebrities, known for her fashionable clothing, witty remarks, fierce independence, and ties to the Bonapartes of France.
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 ...
Betsy Bonaparte: The Belle of Baltimore. Author (s) : BOURGUIGNON-FRASSETO Claude. Print. Share it. From the publishers: Betsy Bonaparte: The Belle of Baltimore is the story of Elisabeth Patterson, born in Baltimore and her love affair with the French emperor's younger brother, Jérôme Bonaparte.
MdHS, XX.5.72. Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson Bonaparte was just another name to me when I arrived at MdHS in 2012 as a volunteer curatorial assistant. Since that time I have come to know her intimately—not as the celebrity she was, but as a real-life woman.
