Christine Boyer
Miniature of portrait of Christine Boyer by Jean-Baptiste Isabey.
BornCatherine Christine Eléonore Boyer
3 July 1771
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France
Died14 May 1800(1800-05-14) (aged 28)
Paris, France
BuriedSanti Apostoli Giovanni e Andrea, Canino
Noble familyBonaparte (by marriage)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1794)
Issue
among others...

Catherine Christine Eléonore Boyer (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.

Life

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

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

Issue

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

Death

Boyer died in Paris, in childbirth.[1] She was buried in the Santi Apostoli Giovanni e Andrea cemetery in Canino, Lazio, Italy.[citation needed]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ a b "Bonaparte, Christine (1773–1800) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Catherine Christine Elenora Boyer".