Jérôme I | |||||
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Portrait of Jérôme I by François Gérard
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King of Westphalia | |||||
Reign | 8 July 1807 – 26 October 1813 | ||||
Prince of Montfort | |||||
Tenure | July 1816 – 24 June 1860 | ||||
Born | 15 November 1784 Ajaccio, Corsica |
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Died | 24 June 1860 Villegenis, France |
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Spouse |
Elizabeth Patterson Catharina of Württemberg Giustina Pecori-Suárez |
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Issue |
Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte-Patterson Karl Philipp Heinrich Bach |
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House | Bonaparte | ||||
Father | Carlo Buonaparte | ||||
Mother | Letizia Ramolino | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte |
King of Westphalia | |
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Royal Coat of arms
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Jérôme I
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Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
First monarch | Jérôme I |
Last monarch | Jérôme I |
Formation | 8 July 1807 |
Abolition | 26 October 1813 |
Appointer | Hereditary |
Pretender(s) | Charles, Prince Napoléon |
Monarchical styles of Jérôme I of Westphalia |
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Reference style | His Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Alternative style | Sire |
Jérôme Napoléon Bonaparte-Patterson
Jérôme Napoléon Charles Bonaparte
Mathilde Bonaparte, Princesse de San Donato
Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Girolamo Buonaparte; 15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon I and reigned as Jerome I (formally Hieronymus Napoleon), King of Westphalia, between 1807 and 1813. From 1816 onward, he bore the title of Prince of Montfort. After 1848, when his nephew, Louis Napoleon, became President of the French Second Republic, he served in several official roles, including Marshal of France from 1850 onward, and President of the Senate in 1852.
Jérôme was born in Ajaccio, Corsica the eighth and last surviving child, fifth surviving son, of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino. He was a younger brother of his siblings: Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon Bonaparte, Lucien Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pauline Bonaparte and Caroline Bonaparte.