Félix Baciocchi
Félix Baciocchi (Italian: Felice Pasquale Baciocchi ; born May 18, 1762 in Ajaccio on Corsica , † April 27, 1841 in Bologna ) was a French officer. He was married to Elisa Bonaparte , sister of the French emperor Napoléon and from 1805 to 1814/15 Prince of Lucca and Piombino .
Life
Baciocchi came from an impoverished Corsican noble family. He was a soldier in Napoleon's army . His military capabilities, however, were limited. It took him sixteen years to rise from Sous-lieutenant to Capitaine - and that in times of war, when there were better opportunities for promotion. In 1797 he married Napoleon's sister Elisa . With this he had a total of four children, one of whom died early.
After marriage, he was promoted to colonel in a light infantry regiment. But he did not excel militarily. In 1804 he was appointed senator . Associated with this was a payment of 240,000 francs. By conferring the Principality of Lucca and Piombino on Elisa, Baciocchi received the title of Prince in 1805. He did not exert any significant influence. It was Elisha who ruled the country under Napoleon's supervision. It is significant that when Elisa was appointed governor- general of Tuscany , he was only commander of her troops in the rank of général de division . In the Palazzo della Crocetta, Baciocchi kept his own court and indulged in amusements and affairs with other women. Outwardly, however, the princely couple continued to show affection.
The Congress of Vienna gave the principality to the former Queen of Etruria, Maria Luisa . Baciocchi and his wife now lived in Italy under Austrian supervision. Even when he was a prince, he had inconspicuously acquired property in Corsica, so that the couple had a sufficient income. After his wife's death, he sold her villas. He settled in Rome in the Palazzo Ranuzzi. He received an allowance from the Austrian government and the Pope appointed him a Roman prince. He left a considerable fortune.
literature
- David Stacton: The Bonapartes . Vienna / Hamburg, 1976. pp. 78-85
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 2. Leipzig 1905, p. 226 Digitized
Web links
- Felix Baciocchi, Duca di Lucca on thepeerage.com , accessed September 11, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baciocchi, Felix |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Lucca (1805–1814 / 15) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ajaccio , Corsica |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1841 |
| Place of death | Bologna |