Jérôme Bonaparte-Patterson
Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte-Patterson (born July 7, 1805 in London ; † June 17, 1870 in Baltimore ) was the son of Jérôme Bonaparte (1784–1860), Napoléon 's youngest brother, and his first wife, the American Elizabeth Patterson (1785– 1879).
Life
Napoléon had his brother Jérôme Bonaparte's marriage to the American Elizabeth Patterson annulled and refused entry to France for the pregnant woman . Elizabeth went to London and gave birth to her son Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte-Patterson in what is now the borough of Camberwell . The mother and son later returned to the United States and lived together in Baltimore . Since his parents' marriage had been annulled, Jérôme Napoléon was deprived of the right to use the name Bonaparte. This right was given to him by Napoleon III. granted again.
Jérôme Napoléon married Susan May Williams , daughter of Benjamin Williams, the co-founder of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , and his wife Sarah Copeland Williams in 1829 . Jérôme Napoléon and Susan had two sons: Charles Joseph Bonaparte and Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II.
The American line of the Bonaparte family descended from Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte-Patterson .
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| SURNAME | Bonaparte-Patterson, Jérôme |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bonaparte-Patterson, Jérôme Napoléon (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Son of Jérôme Bonaparte, Napoléon's youngest brother |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1870 |
| Place of death | Baltimore |