Unkown Bonaparte-childeren

During my journey in april 2010 on Corsica I stayed for two days in Ajaccio. This is the town where Napoleon was born. Of course I visited his home of birth.

The second day I bouhgt a little book, called La jeunesse inédite de Napoléon. (see picture).

When I was in the evening reading my eye felt on a scheme of the family tree of Napoleon. (see picture).

What stroke me is this:

The first child of the parents of Napoleon is born dead (1765).

The second is a girl, named Maria-Anna, 1767 - 1767. She lived probably a few days or months.

The third child is Joseph.

The fourth one is Napoleon.

The fifth child is again a Maria-Anne. (1771 - 1771). Gone soon! Second of this name!

The sixth child is a dead-born (1773).

The seventh child is Lucien.

Then follows as the eigth again a Maria-Anne (1776 - 1776). Lived short! Third of this name!

The nineth child is Maria-Anne!-Elisa. She is the first child with the name Maria-Anne who stayed alive!

The last childeren were Louis, Pauline, Caroline and Jerôme.

All togehter Charles and Letizia Bonaparte have had 13 childeren.

Of course I know that a lot of babies died quickly in those days, but is there anyone who knows something more about that dead-born or shortly living childeren Bonaparte?

ON ELBA and CORSICA

Now I am returned from my threeweeks tour on Italy, Elba, Corsica and the Route Napoleon march/april 2010.
It was wonderful. I took many pictures, I show you here a few of them.
Of course I visited as much as possible about Napoleon. His both places of living on Elba, his house of birth in Ajaccio, all the plaquettes, statues, steres, and so on. You can see it all on mij website http://www.roelkvos.nl/guide%20napoleon
I am still busy with it. a lot of work!

 

This is the house Mullini (on Elba, Porto Ferrajo)

This is the house were he lived most on Elba

I bought a little book about the youth of Napoleon.
I read some interessting things about him.
I tell you later.

My way to go

In spring of this year my wife and I will make a three weeks trip to Corsica and Elba with my camper.
On the internet I have read that since one year it is not possible to travel with a vehicle higher then 2.60m on the Route Napoleon from south to north. In the other direction there is no problem. My camper is 2.65m, so I have first to visit Corsica and then Elba. Returning through the Tunnel of Mont-Blanc.
I shall keep you informed!

The Palace of Soestdijk

On wednesdy 24 febr. 2010 my wife and I visited the Palace of Soestdijk in Soestdijk (Holland, near Utrecht).

This palace is build in 1649 and bougt by the Dutch Royal Family of Oranje in 1674.
One of the former owners was the later King Willem II of Holland.
He fought at Quatre Bras and in Waterloo.
He was wounded there and later called 'Hero of Waterloo'.
There is in the Palce a Waterloo-room with a six bij four meter painting of the event.
You may not take pictures of it.
I ask the tourguide if there is any portrait, painting, drawing of an object of Napoleon.
There is not, even not in the cellars or in any other depot.

Untill 1937 the Palace was only a countryhouse.
But from 1937 till 2004 the Dutch queen Juliana and her husband Prins Bernard were living there.
Both died there in that year and are burried in Delft, where most of the kings and queens of Oranje rest.

Now the Palace is during three years opened for the public.
You have to get your ticket by internet. Groups are only 15 persons.
It was very nice to see all.

One km from the Palace you can see an obilisk. It is erected as a memory for the start of the kingdom of Holland in 1815. We could not walk to is, because it was just heavy raining at that moment.
I will do that later.

Today I like to present to you my latest website.
It is about post cards of Napoleon.
Collecting them during several years, buying sometimes, given as a present sometimes.

For the classification I have used the backsite of the card.

The same layout of the backsite is for me a criterion.
I hope you will enjoy it.
Give your reaction please!

Go to:  www.roelkvos.nl/cards

   

Films about Napoleon

Now I am searching for films about Napoleon's Invasion in Russia in 1812.
You understand of course that I have already a few ones.
I list them below.
But: are there more? And: where can I buy or get them?
Who tells me?
 

Napoleontic Bulletins of laws

This week I bought six old Bulletins of Laws from 1812.
I made some pictures of it.
They are numbered 442, 443, 447, 448, 449, 450.
They all are ordered in Russia, some in Wilna, some in Smolensk.
Typical is that they are bilingual, French and Dutch.
About nr. 442 I will explain some more of the content.
The text is in Dutch, I have given a summary below.
You can see how much work Napoleon did when he was 'in the field' (in this case: on his way to Moscou).
  

No 442

Au quartier-général impérial de Wilna. Le 2 Juillet 1812

Titel 1: Wegenverbetering in: (francs)

Département de la Charente-Inférieure: 193,451
Département des Côtes-du-Nord: 31,930
Département de la Marne: 89,473
Département de la Haute-Marne: 47,320
Département de la Nièvre: 35,900
Département de l’Oise: 39,100
Département de Tarn-en-Garonne: 19,200
Département de la Haute-Vienne: 20,000
Département des Vosges: 38,785.48

Titel II:
Belasting op verponding, het personeel en het mobilair.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8147) Wilna, 2 juli 1812:
de gemeente van Garbagna, departement van Genua, wordt gevoegd bij het arrondissement van Tortone.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8148) Wilna, 11 juli 1812:
een per boekhandelaar in te vullen model brevet) mbt. het drukken en de verkoop van boeken (een soort censuur).

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8149) Wilna, 11 juli 1812:
de oprichting van Rechtbanken van Koophandel in de steden Rome, Civita-Vecchia en Foligno.

Brieven van instelling der Bewaarplaats van bedelaars (250 van beide kunne) van het Departement der Dordogne. Totaal bedrag: 181,000 francs. Plus 50,000 voor onderhoud.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8151). Een Extract uit:
Opene-Brieven houdende authorisatie op eenen Franschman om in dienst eener vreemde Mogenheid te blijven.Het gaat hier om: dhr. Francois Charles Zorn de Bulach, oud 28 jaar. Eertse luitenant bij het 5e Regiment lichte paarden van het koninkrijk Beieren om in dienst van zijne Majesteit de Koning van Beieren te blijven.
Napoleon staat dit toe.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8152) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: een geldacte

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8153) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
a. twee eeuwigdurende rentes van ieder 100 francs voor de gebrekkige armen en voor het onderwijs van de arme kinderen der parochie Espinasse, departement van de Cantal, door dhr. Blancefort
b. door dezelfde heer een rente van 10 francs aan de administratie van die parochie.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8154) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
het aannemen van onderscheidene goederen, meubels en effecten (1587 francs en 64 centimes gewaardeerd) door mej. Ferrand gelegateerd aan de armen te Quettehou, departement der Manche.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8155) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
Het legaat van dhr. Leroy 10,000 francs en 14 centimes gewaardeerd. Daarvan tweederde naar de armen van Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets (Eure et Loire), eenderde deel naar de armen van Nonancourt (Eure). Zijn neef moet echter eerst 6000 francs krijgen.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8156) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
Het legaat van weduwe De Viel-Chateau de Vaillé aan de armen te Senan en te Volgré (Yonne): 13,800 francs.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8157) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
Het legaat van mej. Van-Acker aan de armen van Seven-Ecke (Schelde): 544 francs en 21 centimes.

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8158) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
Het aannemen van een jaarlijkse cyns of rente van 83 liters wijn.
Het aannemen van 8 acres 80 centinares wijngaard door weduwe Levesque aangeboden als gift aan het gasthuis te Montreuil-Bellay, (Maine-en-Loire).

Keizerlijk Decreet (no 8160) Gumbinen, 20 juni 1812: authorisatie van:
Een legaat van 500 francs door dhr. Chaudion-du-Parc aan de armen der parochie Saint-Thomas d’Aquin te Parijs (departement der Seine)

In English:
Title 1: Costs of improving roads.

Title II: tax on money, personal and furniture.

Imperial Decrets:
no. 8147: The community of Garbana will be joint together with the Arrondissement ofTortone
no. 8148: a model for printing books (a kind of censorship) (The model is in this Lawbooklet)
no. 8149: funding of Court Laws.
A letter voor funding a home for Beggars.
no. 8151: Authorisation of the permission for Francois Zorn de Bukach, age 28, first luitenant, to stay in service by the King of Bavaria.
no. 8152: about a money transaction.
no. 8153: Authorisation about a heritage from mr. Blancefort, two time eternal rentals of each 100 francs for the poor
no. 8154: Authorisation about a heritage from ms. Ferrand, (1587 francs for the poor)
no. 8155: Authorisation about a legacy from mr. Leroy (10.000 francs for the poor)
no. 8156: Authorisation about a legacy from ms. De Viel-Chateau (13.800 francs for the poor)
no. 8157: Authorisation about a legacy from ms. Van-Acker (544 francs for the poor)
no. 8158: Accepting of a winetax and a some pieces of grounds for the hospital of Montreuil-Bellay
no. 8160: Authorisation about a legacy from mr. Chaudion-du-Parc (500 francs for the poor)