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Louis Lucien Bonaparte

French philologist and politician (1813-1891)

Born
January 4, 1813
Died
November 3, 1891
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1813

About Louis Lucien Bonaparte

Louis Lucien Bonaparte (4 January 1813 – 3 November 1891) was a French philologist. The third son of Napoleon's second surviving brother, Lucien Bonaparte, he spent much of his life outside France for political reasons. After a brief political career, he focused on his academic work, which particularly centered on the Basque language and the Celtic languages. == Early life == In 1809, Lucien Bonaparte came under pressure from his brother Napoleon to divorce his wife, Alexandrine de Bleschamp, and return to France from his Italian estates, where he was a virtual prisoner, needing permission to leave his own land. He took ship to sail to the United States, but in 1810, on the way there, he and his wife were captured by the Royal Navy. The British government allowed Lucien and his wife to settle at Ludlow, and later at Thorngrove House, Grimley, Worcestershire, where Louis Lucien Bonaparte was born in 1813. Napoleon believed Lucien had gone to Britain as a traitor. Following his brother's abdication in April 1814, Louis Lucien's father returned to France and then to Rome, where on 18 August 1814 he was made Prince of Canino, Count of Apollino, and Lord of Nemori by Pope Pius VII. In 1824 he was created Prince of Musignano by Pope Leo XII. In the Hundred Days after Napoleon's return to France from exile in Elba, Lucien rallied to his brother's cause. Napoleon made him a French prince and included his children in the Imperial Family. However, this was not recognized by the restored Bourbon government after Napoleon's second abdication.

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The world when Louis Lucien Bonaparte was born

Louis Lucien Bonaparte was born in 1813. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1813

  • Best-selling bookPride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineBattle of Lake Erie — US naval victory
  • Technology milestoneFirst modern factory system in textiles
  • World population~965M

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames Madison
  • U.S. population7.9M

1813 versus 2026

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Measure18132026
Population7.9M341 million

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