Created Cardinal 13 March 1868 Name Lucien Bonaparte Nationality Italian | Buried Campo Verano, Rome Rank Cardinal-Priest | |
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Other posts Camerlengo of the Sacred College of Cardinals (1876–1877) Ordination 13 December 1857
by Pope Pius IX Born 15 November 1828
Rome, Papal States ( 1828-11-15 ) Role Charles Lucien Bonaparte's son Died November 19, 1895, Rome, Italy Parents Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Zenaide Bonaparte Grandparents Joseph Bonaparte, Lucien Bonaparte, Julie Clary Great-grandparents Letizia Ramolino, Carlo Buonaparte, Francois Clary Similar People Charlotte Bonaparte, Julie Clary, Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon, Nino Manfredi | ||
Place of burial Campo Verano, Rome, Italy | ||
Lucien bonaparte cardinal
Lucien Louis Joseph Napoleon Cardinal Bonaparte, 4th Prince of Canino and Musignano (15 November 1828 – 19 November 1895), was a French cardinal. He was born in Rome, the son of Charles Lucien Bonaparte and his wife Zénaïde Bonaparte.
His paternal grandparents were Lucien Bonaparte and his second wife Alexandrine de Bleschamp. His maternal grandparents were Joseph Bonaparte and Julie Clary. His godfather was the future Napoleon III, first cousin to both his parents.
Cardinal Bonaparte was ordained to the priesthood on 13 December 1856 by Pope Pius IX, giving up his Italian title. He served at numerous posts both in France and in Italy. He was created Cardinal of Santa Pudenziana in 1868. In 1879, he was given the additional title of Cardinal Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina. Cardinal Bonaparte participated in the First Vatican Council. He also was one of the voting cardinals that elected Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Cardinal Pecci, as Pope Leo XIII. He died in 1895 and was buried in Rome.