Alexandrine de Bleschamp
Alexandrine Bonaparte, Princess of Canino and Musignano (née Alexandrine de Bleschamp; 23 February 1778 – 12 July 1855) was a French aristocrat and by marriage member of the French Imperial family.
| Alexandrine de Bleschamp | |
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| Princess of Canino and Musignano | |
 Portrait by François-Xavier Fabre, 1808 | |
| Born | Alexandrine de Bleschamp 23 February 1778 |
| Died | 12 July 1855 (aged 77) |
| Spouse | Hippolyte Jouberthon de Vambertin Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano |
| Issue | Anne Jouberthon Charles Lucien Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte |
| House | Bonaparte (by marriage) |
| Father | Charles Jacob de Bleschamp |
| Mother | Philiberte Bouvet |
Early life
Marie Laurence Charlotte Louise Alexandrine was born as the only child of Charles Joseph Jacob de Bleschamp (1747-1823) and his wife, Marie Philiberte Jeanne Louise Bouvet (1759-1838). Her paternal grandparents were Nicolas Jacob de Bleschamp (1698-1778) and his wife, Marguerite de Horgnes (1713-1779). Her maternal grandparents were Jean Charles Bouvet and his wife, Marie Gaspardine Grimod de Verneuil (1738-1804).[1]
Personal life
She was first married to the banker, Jean François Hippolyte Jouberthon de Vambertin (1763-1802), and thus known in society as Madame Jouberthon. They had one child, Anne (1799-1845), who was married firstly to Alfonso, Prince Hercolani (1799-1827) and secondly to Maurycy, Prince Jablonowski (1809-1868). Alexandrine was a already a widow when she became the second wife of Lucien Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon I of France, in 1803.
Issue
She and her second husband had nine children, including:
- Prince Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803–1857)
- Prince Paul Marie Bonaparte (1809–1827)
- Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813–1891).
- Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte (1815–1881).
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Sources
- Hans Naef, 'Who's Who in Ingres's Portrait of the Family of Lucien Bonaparte?', The Burlington Magazine, Vol. 114, No. 836 (Nov., 1972), pp. 787–791
- Alexandrine as Terpsichore, by Canova