Christine Boyer

Catherine Christine Eléonore Boyer[1][2] (3 July 1771 – 14 May 1800) was a member of the Bonaparte family as the first wife of Lucien Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon.

Christine Boyer
Miniature of portrait of Christine Boyer by Jean-Baptiste Isabey.
Born	Catherine Christine Eléonore Boyer 3 July 1771 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France
Died	14 May 1800(1800-05-14) (aged 28) Paris, France
Buried	Santi Apostoli Giovanni e Andrea, Canino
Noble family	Bonaparte (by marriage)
Spouse(s)	Lucien Bonaparte ( m. 1794)
among others... Issue Charlotte Bonaparte Gabrielli Christine-Egypta, Lady Dudley Stuart

Early life and background

Born in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France, Boyer was the daughter of Pierre André Boyer and Rosalie Fabre,[1] and was the sister of an innkeeper with whom Lucien had lodged in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume.[3][4] Christine was illiterate, and unable to sign her own name.[4]

Bonaparte and Boyer married on 4 May 1794.[1][4] The couple were married hastily, and without the consent of the Bonaparte family.[3] Lucien's brother Napoleon and their mother, Letizia, were displeased with the match.[4]

Issue

The couple had four children, of whom two daughters had descendants.

• Filistine Charlotte (Saint-Maximin, 28 February 1795 – 1865, Rome); married first, 1815, Prince Mario Gabrielli. She married secondly, 1842, Cavaliere Settimio Centamori. She had one son by her first husband.[5]
• a son (1796–1796)
• Victoire Gertrude (1797–1797)
• Christine-Egypta (Paris, 18 October 1798 – Rome, 1847); married first, 1818, Count Arvid Posse. This ended in divorce in 1824. She married secondly, 1824, Lord Dudley Stuart. She had one child, a son, by her second husband.[6]

Death

Boyer died in Paris,[2] in childbirth.[3] She was buried in the Santi Apostoli Giovanni e Andrea cemetery in Canino, Lazio, Italy.[2]

Bibliography

• Lucien Bonaparte à Saint-Maximin, Yacinthe Saint-German Leca

References

1. Lundy, Darryl. "Catherine Christine Elenore Boyer". The Peerage. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. "Christine Boyer Bonaparte (1773-1800) - Find A..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
3. "Bonaparte, Christine (1773–1800) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
4. Moniek (2020-06-01). "The Bonaparte Women - Christine Boyer". History of Royal Women. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. Lundy, Darryl. "Christine Charlotte Bonaparte". The Peerage. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
6. Lundy, Darryl. "Christine Charlotte Alexandrine Egypta Bonaparte". The Peerage. Retrieved 11 June 2014.