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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.
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.
Mar 6, 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.
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.
Dec 10, 2021 · Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte is buried in Green Mount Cemetery. She lived into her 90s on her own terms after Napoleon cast her out as an unsuitable wife for his brother Jerome.
Born Elizabeth Patterson in Baltimore, Maryland, on February 6, 1785; died in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 4, 1879; daughter of William Patterson (president of Baltimore's largest bank); daughter-in-law ofLetizia Bonaparte (1750–1836); sister-in-law of Napoleon I, emperor of France (r. 1804–1815); married Jérôme Bonaparte (1784–1860 ...
Woman of Two Worlds: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Her Quest for an Imperial Legacy marks the first time the Maryland Center for History and Culture has featured an exhibition exclusively devoted to a historical female figure. Open through August 14, 2022.
Jul 8, 2018 · Approximately twenty years after the executions of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, France was poised to become an empire under Napoleon Bonaparte. Amidst these changes, a scandal occurred when Napoleon’s youngest brother, Jérôme, surprised the world by marrying Miss Elizabeth Patterson of Baltimore, Maryland.
Feb 11, 2014 · Renowned Baltimore beauty Elizabeth Patterson, the daughter of a wealthy businessman, scandalized elites on both sides of the Atlantic in 1803 when she married Jerome Bonaparte, the youngest brother of Napoléon.
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.
