| Roland Bonaparte | |||||
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| 6thPrince of Canino and Musignano | |||||
| Reign | 11 February 1899 – 14 April 1924 | ||||
| Predecessor | Napoléon Charles | ||||
| Born | (1858-05-19)19 May 1858 Paris, France | ||||
| Died | 14 April 1924(1924-04-14) (aged 65) Paris, France | ||||
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| Issue | Marie, Princess George of Greece and Denmark | ||||
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| House | Bonaparte | ||||
| Father | PrincePierre Napoléon Bonaparte | ||||
| Mother | Éléonore-Justine Ruflin | ||||
Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano (19 May 1858 – 14 April 1924) was a French prince and president of theSociété de Géographie from 1910 until his death. He was the last male-lineage descendant ofLucien Bonaparte, the genetically senior branch of the family since 1844.
Bonaparte was born inParis on 19 May 1858, the son of PrincePierre Napoleon Bonaparte andÉléonore-Justine Ruflin. He was a grandson ofLucien Bonaparte, EmperorNapoleon I's brother.
Prince Roland was married inParis on 18 November 1880, toMarie-Félix Blanc (1859–1882), the daughter ofFrançois Blanc, who reportedly bought a dowry worth 8,400,000 francs to her husband, as well as a reversionary right to a further 6,000,000 francs which she would receive after her mother's death.[1] They had one daughter,Marie Bonaparte (1882–1962).
In 1884, Bonaparte was part of a scientific expedition that photographed and anatomically measured theSami inhabitants of Northern Norway.[2] 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.[3]
Bonaparte was elected an International Member of theAmerican Philosophical Society in 1895.[4]
Bonaparte was the President of theSociété astronomique de France (SAF), the French astronomical society, from 1921 to 1923.[5]
On the death of his cousin PrinceNapoléon Charles Bonaparte in 1899, he succeeded him as the 6thPrince 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 theHouse of Bonaparte descending fromLucien Bonaparte became extinct in the male line. He is buried inLes Gonards Cemetery in Versailles, France.
Bonaparte Point inAntarctica was named after him byJean-Baptiste Charcot. There is also a small lake on the mountains above theCoast Sámi/Norwegian village ofKvalsund which is called Bonapartesjøen (lit. 'Lake Bonaparte') after his abovementioned visit to the region.
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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