Elisa Bonaparte
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Maria Anna Elisa Bonaparte Baciocchi Levoy (French: Marie Anne Elisa Bonaparte; 3 January 1777 – 7 August 1820), better known as Elisa Bonaparte, was an imperial French princess and sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was Princess of Lucca and Piombino (1805-1814), Grand Duchess of Tuscany (1809-1814) and Countess of Compignano by appointment of her brother.
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Grand Duchess of Tuscany | |||||
Reign | 3 March 1809 – 1 February 1814 | ||||
Predecessor | Charles II, Duke of Parma | ||||
Successor | Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany | ||||
Princess of Lucca and Piombino | |||||
Reign | 19 March 1805 – 18 March 1814 | ||||
Predecessor | Antonio I Boncompagni-Ludovisi as Prince of Poimbino | ||||
Successor | Maria Luisa as Duchess of Lucca Felice Boncompagni-Ludovisi as Prince of Poimbino | ||||
Born | Maria Anna Buonaparte (1777-01-03)3 January 1777 Ajaccio, Corsica, France | ||||
Died | 7 August 1820(1820-08-07) (aged 43) Trieste, Austrian Empire | ||||
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Issue | Felix Napoléon Baciocchi Napoléon Baciocchi Elisa Napoléone Baciocchi Jérôme Charles Baciocchi Frédéric Napoléon Baciocchi | ||||
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House | Bonaparte | ||||
Father | Carlo Buonaparte | ||||
Mother | Letizia Ramolino | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
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She was the fourth surviving child and eldest surviving daughter of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino. A younger sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, she had elder brothers Joseph and Lucien, and younger siblings Louis, Pauline, Caroline and Jerome.
As Princess of Lucca and Piombino, then Grand Duchess of Tuscany, she became Napoleon's only sister to possess political power. Their relations were sometimes strained due to her sharp tongue. Highly interested in the arts, particularly the theatre, she encouraged them in the territories over which she ruled.