BONANZA

(Span. ‘prosperity’), colloquial expre ion in Amer. mining districts for anything profitable. form).—The Bonaparte family consisted of: Charles Bonaparte (1746-85), f. of Napoleon I., descendant of Ital. family settled in Corsica; occupied position at court of Ajaccio; m. (1764) Letizia Ramolino, a good bourgeoitse to whom Napoleon was devotedly attached; as ‘Madame Mére’ in the Tuileries, she obstinately made economies against. the evil days which she knew would come; she followed Napoleon to Elba, and d. 1836. Napoleon I. (g.v.) was the: second son (b. 1769); he had 4 bro’s and 3 sisters, whom he treated with culpably magnificent generosity. He once said bitterly: ‘On dirait que j’aura is mange 1844), eldest bro. of Napoleon I.,.b. Corte, Corsica; became councillor of Ajaccio municipality; fled to France on victory of Paolist party; app. minister to court of Parma (1797); bb aah ere: & one of members for Corsica in Council of Five Hundred; king of Naples (18068); king of Spain (1808-13). In but was little more than nominal and retired from Madrid after his at Vittoria (1813); he was lieut.-general of France (1814); subsequently in U.S.A. as Comte de Survilliers; Florence.—Lucien (1775-1840), of Canino; Napoleon’s ablest subsequently pres. of Council of Hundred and Minister of Interior amba ador to Madrid (1800); from Napoleon (1803); lived for years in Italy; offered Napoleon his during the Hundred Days; d. at His eldest s., Charles Lucien Laurent, went to America, and is ous for his Amer. Ornithology; younger s., Louis Lucien was authority on Celtic speeches.— Louis (1778-1846), Napoleon’s bro., educated by Napoleon, at cost of much privation, from. his ant’s pay; accompanied Napoleon Ital. campaign (1796-97); became (1804); gov. of Paris (1805), king Holland (1806). Napoleon Holland an integral part of (1810); Louis fled to Bohemia. s. afterwards became Napoleon III. Eugene Louis Jean Joseph (b. ‘Prince Imperial,’ slain by Jcrome (1784-1860), king of Westphalia (1807-13); m. Catherine of berg; commanded a division of Fr. at Waterloo; subsequently a of France and pres. of Senate——The affaires galantes of Napoleon’s were matters of European Elisa. (1777-1820), m. Felix Baciocchi, a well-connected Corsican (1797); Grand Duche of Tuscany and of Lucca and Piombino by Napoleon.— Pauline (1780-1825), Prince (1803), Napoleon’s second and beautiful sister; Duche of (1808-13).—Caroline (1782-1839), Joachim Murat, king of Naples 13), and devoted herself to furthering his interests, All the above had i ue, many of achieved distinction. ‘The Bonapartes of Baltimore are descended from Bonaparte by his marriage with beth Patters on (1803). By his second w., Marie Napoleon had a s., the little king Rome, afterwards recognized as Louis, father of Napoleon III.