Friday, July 06, 2007
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA-bonapartes continued
LUCIEN B-prince of camino. b 1775 in Ajachio. believed in the french revolution. married poor, but good family-mlle christine boyer. elected president of the republican committee of st. maxim, and by his moderation and fairness, prevented excesses as what happened elsewhere after the fall of robespierre, he was in danger of being robespierre's partisan, but maintained his ground and declined to take refuge in flight. 1795 went to st. chamans where he had been appointed inspector of military stores and here arrested and held 6 months. released through brother's influence with barras and went back to marseilles.1796 made commissary of the north and was in brussels and holland but it was the political warfare in paris where his heart was and 1796 he resigned. conferred with napoleon and for 2 years in corsica. 1798 elected deputy to council of 500 and went to paris. a 1795 french constitution adherant and sympathized with abbe sieye, than with a party. he was a good speaker, the literary minds of the day came to his house and he soon realized a coup de' etat. was required to prevent another bloody revolution. soon napoleon arrived unexpectedlyto joy of paris. joseph elected pres of council of 500 and on oct 19, brumaire the principles of the revolution ceased power. on that day, the coolness, promptitude and courage of lucien alone preserved napoleon from destruction. took part in preparing new government and appointed minister of the interior. here he begins the split with napoleon and he was sent to spain as ambassador. after napoleon declared consulate for life, made a senator and got an estate, but moved to milan and then to rome, where he lived grandly and literally. 1810 sailed for USA and captured by british ship and taken to england. for a while house arrest at ludlow castle. lived in house there til 1814 and returned to rome. sent 2 letters to napoleon on elba offering assistance during the 'hundred days', sat in the chamber of peers as french prince. after waterloo, advised napoleon to proclaim himself dictator and the 2nd abdication in favor of napoleon's son. his efforts to obtain a regency were unavailing and soon left france. arrested in turin, kept 3 months in confinement. settled in rome. lived the remainderof life in italy. busy with literary and antiquatarian work. the ground around canino rich in gems and etruscan curiousities. d 1840. a man of high abilities. resolute and of great courageand presence of mind. married twice. 2 daughters by 1st, 4 daughters and 4 sons by 2nd. of his sons, charles lucien jules laurent, prince of canino, was a distinguished naturalist ranked among Wilson and audobon. 1822 married cousin zemde, daughter of joseph. lived in america til 1828. 1840succeeded his father and 1847 turned to politics.
LUCIEN B-prince of camino. b 1775 in Ajachio. believed in the french revolution. married poor, but good family-mlle christine boyer. elected president of the republican committee of st. maxim, and by his moderation and fairness, prevented excesses as what happened elsewhere after the fall of robespierre, he was in danger of being robespierre's partisan, but maintained his ground and declined to take refuge in flight. 1795 went to st. chamans where he had been appointed inspector of military stores and here arrested and held 6 months. released through brother's influence with barras and went back to marseilles.1796 made commissary of the north and was in brussels and holland but it was the political warfare in paris where his heart was and 1796 he resigned. conferred with napoleon and for 2 years in corsica. 1798 elected deputy to council of 500 and went to paris. a 1795 french constitution adherant and sympathized with abbe sieye, than with a party. he was a good speaker, the literary minds of the day came to his house and he soon realized a coup de' etat. was required to prevent another bloody revolution. soon napoleon arrived unexpectedlyto joy of paris. joseph elected pres of council of 500 and on oct 19, brumaire the principles of the revolution ceased power. on that day, the coolness, promptitude and courage of lucien alone preserved napoleon from destruction. took part in preparing new government and appointed minister of the interior. here he begins the split with napoleon and he was sent to spain as ambassador. after napoleon declared consulate for life, made a senator and got an estate, but moved to milan and then to rome, where he lived grandly and literally. 1810 sailed for USA and captured by british ship and taken to england. for a while house arrest at ludlow castle. lived in house there til 1814 and returned to rome. sent 2 letters to napoleon on elba offering assistance during the 'hundred days', sat in the chamber of peers as french prince. after waterloo, advised napoleon to proclaim himself dictator and the 2nd abdication in favor of napoleon's son. his efforts to obtain a regency were unavailing and soon left france. arrested in turin, kept 3 months in confinement. settled in rome. lived the remainderof life in italy. busy with literary and antiquatarian work. the ground around canino rich in gems and etruscan curiousities. d 1840. a man of high abilities. resolute and of great courageand presence of mind. married twice. 2 daughters by 1st, 4 daughters and 4 sons by 2nd. of his sons, charles lucien jules laurent, prince of canino, was a distinguished naturalist ranked among Wilson and audobon. 1822 married cousin zemde, daughter of joseph. lived in america til 1828. 1840succeeded his father and 1847 turned to politics.
