Bonaparte, Louis

Bonaparte, Louis
(1778-1846)
   king of Holland, brother of Napoléon I
   Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, the son of carlo maria bonaparte and maria letizia ramolino, and younger brother of napoléon i, Louis Bonaparte served as aide-de-camp to Napoléon during that commander's campaigns in Italy and in Egypt. He was married against his will to hortense de beauharnais, the daughter of Joséphine beauharnais, in 1802. Napoléon made Louis king of Holland in 1806. There, out of concern for the welfare of his subjects, Louis refused to continue the Continental Blockade imposed by Napoléon. Because of his conflicts with the emperor, Louis was forced to abdicate in 1810. He had three children, one of whom, Louis-Napoléon, became napoléon ш.

France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present . 1884.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • BONAPARTE (LOUIS) — BONAPARTE LOUIS (1778 1846) roi de Hollande (1806 1810) Aspirant d’artillerie en 1790, Louis Bonaparte prend part à la campagne d’Italie en 1796 comme aide de camp de son frère et se retrouve colonel de dragons au retour de l’Égypte. Dès ce… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Bonaparte, Louis — born Sept. 2, 1778, Ajaccio, Corsica died July 25, 1846, Livorno, Italy French nobleman and soldier. A brother of Napoleon, he accompanied Napoleon on the Italian campaign of 1796–97 and was his aide de camp in Egypt (1798–99). At Napoleon s… …   Universalium

  • Bonaparte, Louis — (1778–1846)    Napoleon Bonaparte ’s third brother, Louis, served as an aide de camp to his more famous sibling during the 1796–1797 campaigns in Italy, where he was present at Arcola, Rivoli, and at the siege of Mantua. He served in the cavalry… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon — (1808–1873)    Nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and himself the Emperor of the French as Napoleon III (1852–1870). Known popularly as Louis Napoleon, he attempted to seize power in 1836 and 1840 before being elected president of the Second Republic… …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Bonaparte, Louis-Lucien — ▪ French politician born Jan. 4, 1813, Thorngrove, Worcestershire, Eng. died Nov. 3, 1891, Fano, Italy       philologist, politician, and third son of Napoleon s second surviving brother, Lucien Bonaparte.       He passed his youth in Italy and… …   Universalium

  • Louis Lucien Bonaparte — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bonaparte. Louis Lucien Bonaparte Louis Lucien Bonaparte, prince français en 1815, puis princ …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Bonaparte [4] — Bonaparte, Louis, Graf von St. Leu, Exkönig von Holland, geb. 1778, wurde von seinem Bruder frühe zu sich genommen, zeigte militärisches u. diplomatisches Talent, aber wenig Thatkraft. 1802 hatte ihn Napoleon mit Hortense Eugenie Beauharnais (s.… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Louis-Joseph Jay — est un professeur de dessin né à Saint Hilaire de la Côte (Isère) le 18 mars 1755 et mort à Vienne (Isère) le 7 juillet 1836. Toute sa vie a été consacrée aux beaux arts et son œuvre principale est la création du Musée de Grenoble, notifiée par… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Louis Bonaparte — This article is about the King of Holland. For Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, see Napoleon III. Louis I King of Holland Comte de Saint Leu King of Holland …   Wikipedia

  • Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte — Napoléon III., 1852 (Gemälde von Franz Xaver Winterhalter) Napoléon III. (* 20. April 1808 in Paris; † 9. Januar 1873 in Chislehurst bei London; eigentlich Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) war von 1848 bis 1852 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”