Maison Bonaparte

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Maison Bonaparte, 2018
Representation of the house from 1838
1939
Napoleon's birth room, 2008

The Maison Bonaparte is the house where Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio , the capital of the island of Corsica . It is now used as a museum.

location

It is located in the old town of Ajaccio, on the south-eastern side of the street Rue Saint-Charles in a corner location on the street Rue Letizia which opens to the south . The bust of Napoleon II stands in front of the building .

Architecture and history

The building was built as a mansion in the early 17th century. The initially two-storey building was later increased to its current height. The facade is designed with six axes. On August 15, 1769, the future French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was born in the house . According to an anecdote, Napoleon's mother went into labor while visiting church. You then no longer made it to the bedroom, so that Napoleon was born on a sofa . Napoleone's father, Carlo Buonaparte , had a terrace added to the house in 1774.

The kitchen of the house is now on the ground floor, while the living room and dining room are on the first floor. There is also Charles Bonaparte's study and the room in which Napoleon is said to have been born. However, the original furnishings are largely no longer preserved. In 1793 the Bonaparte family had to leave the building. The house was devastated. In 1797, however, the building was returned to the mother, Laetitia Ramolino . Joseph Bonaparte , a brother of Napoleon, took care of the building. The modern furnishings of the house are therefore from the period after 1797. The furnishing of the birth room also dates back to around 1800. The Swiss architect Samuel-Etienne Meuron was commissioned to renovate the third floor. Laetitia returned to Paris in 1799 . The building, completely renovated at that time , was entrusted to Napoleon's wet nurse , Camille Ilari. In the period that followed, there were several changes of ownership among Napoleon's heirs. In 1852 Napoleon III. Owner. He commissioned the architect Alexis Piccard and the painter Jérôme Maglioli with the renovation of the house and tried to restore the original state of the furnishings, although these are now scattered again.

The Bonaparte family originally only used the upper floors. The basement was not acquired until 1860. The building remained in the family's possession until 1923, when it passed to the French state. On April 23, 1924, the building was registered as a Monument historique and is listed under the number PA00099066.

In 1967 the present museum was established. The museum has many exhibits reminiscent of Napoleon. Medallions with Napoleon's curls, remains of wallpaper from the room where he was born, medals, a replica of Napoleon's consul crown and his death mask . Agricultural implements, including an olive press , from the Bonaparte family estates are on display on the ground floor .

literature

Web links

Commons : Maison Bonaparte  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maison Bonaparte in Corsica - A journey into the childhood of the emperor on www.korsika.de
  2. ↑ Maison Bonaparte in Corsica - A journey into the childhood of the emperor on www.korsika.de

Coordinates: 41 ° 55 ′ 5 "  N , 8 ° 44 ′ 18.7"  E