Roland Bonaparte
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Roland Napoléon Bonaparte |
Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano (19 May 1858 – 14 April 1924) was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death. He was the last male-lineage descendant of Lucien Bonaparte, the genetically senior branch of the family since 1844.
Biography
Bonaparte was born in Paris on 19 May 1858, the son of Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte and Éléonore-Justine Ruflin. He was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon I's brother.
Prince Roland was married in Paris on 18 November 1880, to Marie-Félix Blanc (1859–1882), the daughter of François Blanc. They had one daughter, Marie Bonaparte (1882–1962).
In 1884, Bonaparte was part of a scientific expedition that photographed and anatomically measured the Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway.[1] The following year he was photographing Aboriginal Australians brought to Europe and the US to be studied by anthropologists and exhibited by the general public.[2]
Bonaparte was elected an International Member of the American Philosophical Society in 1895.[3]
Bonaparte was the President of the Société astronomique de France (SAF), the French astronomical society, from 1921 to 1923.[4]
On the death of his cousin Prince Napoléon Charles Bonaparte in 1899, he succeeded him as the 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano, but he never assumed the title. With Prince Roland's death in Paris on 14 April 1924, the senior line of the House of Bonaparte descending from Lucien Bonaparte became extinct in the male line. He is buried in Les Gonards Cemetery in Versailles, France.
Legacy
Bonaparte Point in Antarctica was named after him by Jean-Baptiste Charcot. There is also a small lake on the mountains above the Coast Sámi/Norwegian village of Kvalsund which is called Bonapartesjøen (lit. 'Lake Bonaparte') after his abovementioned visit to the region.
References
- ^ Special Exhibit: Laplander Studies by Roland Bonaparte. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Thomas, Martin (2019-12-16). "Roslyn Poignant obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Bulletin de la Société astronomique de France, November 1937, plates X-IX
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Bonap.
External links
- Presidents of the Société de Géographie
Roland Bonaparte Born: 19 May 1858 Died: 14 April 1924 | ||
Preceded by | President of the Société de Géographie 1910–1924 | Succeeded by |
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Preceded by | Prince of Canino and Musignano 1899–1924 | Title extinct |
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- Zénaïde, Princess of Canino and Musignano
- Princess Charlotte
- Napoléon II
- Charlotte, Princess Mario Gabrielli
- Charles Lucien, Prince of Canino and Musignano
- Prince Louis Lucien
- Prince Pierre Napoléon
- Napoléon Charles, Prince Royal of Holland
- Louis II of Holland
- Napoléon III
- Dermide Leclerc
- Prince Jérôme Napoléon
- Prince Jérôme
- Mathilde, Princess of San Donato
- Napoléon, Prince of Monfort
- Joseph Lucien, Prince of Canino and Musignano
- Lucien, Prince of Canino and Musignano
- Augusta, Princess Placido Gabrielli
- Napoléon Charles, Prince of Canino and Musignano
- Roland, Prince of Canino and Musignano
- Jeanne, Marchioness of Villeneuve-Escaplon
- Napoléon, Prince Imperial of France
- Prince Jerome Napoleon II
- Prince Charles
- Victor, Prince Napoléon
- Prince Louis Bonaparte
- Princess Marie Letizia, Duchess of Aosta
- William Bonaparte-Wyse
- Marie Bonaparte-Wyse
- Lucien Bonaparte-Wyse
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