His Eminence Lucien Cardinal Bonaparte |
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Cardinal-Priest of Santa Pudenziana Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina |
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Cardinal Bonaparte in 1860
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Other posts | Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1876–1877) |
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Ordination | 13 December 1857 by Pope Pius IX |
Created Cardinal | 13 March 1868 |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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Born |
Rome, Papal States |
15 November 1828
Died | 19 November 1895 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
(aged 67)
Buried | Campo Verano, Rome |
Nationality | Italian |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Zénaïde Bonaparte |
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Styles of Lucien Cardinal Bonaparte |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | None |
Lucien Louis Joseph Napoleon Cardinal Bonaparte, 4th Prince of Canino and Musignano (15 November 1828 – 19 November 1895), was a French cardinal. He was born in Rome, the son of Charles Lucien Bonaparte and his wife Zénaïde Bonaparte.
His paternal grandparents were Lucien Bonaparte and his second wife Alexandrine de Bleschamp. His maternal grandparents were Joseph Bonaparte and Julie Clary. His godfather was the future Napoleon III, first cousin to both his parents.
Cardinal Bonaparte was ordained to the priesthood on 13 December 1856 by Pope Pius IX, giving up his Italian title. He served at numerous posts both in France and in Italy. He was created Cardinal of Santa Pudenziana in 1868. In 1879, he was given the additional title of Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina. Cardinal Bonaparte participated in the First Vatican Council. He also was one of the voting cardinals that elected Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Cardinal Pecci, as Pope Leo XIII. He died in 1895 and was buried in Rome.