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BONAPARTE JEROME: (1784-1860) King of Westphalia 1807-13. Younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. An ... - BONAPARTE JEROME: (1784-1860) King of Westphalia 1807-13. Younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. An extremely interesting and important A.L.S. `Jerome´, signed twice, two pages, 8vo, Florence, 26th July 1846, to his daughter Princess Mathilde, in French. Jerome Bonaparte reports on the death of his brother Louis Bonaparte the day after he passed away, and states in part `I have to give you a sad new, your uncle Louis has succumbed yesterday at 10h after suffering a stroke in Livorno.. when I learned this he was dying, I had no opportunity to go and close his eyes...´, further referring to the inheritance, Jerome says `..Louis inherites a fortune of nearly twelve hundred thousand francs, despite the 150,000 francs he leaves to his godson, and the Mantua villa which he bequeaths (according to what am told) to Don Louis, Lucien's son...''. Further again, Jerome refers to his brother´s wishes explained in his will, and states `I will get a copy of the will tomorrow.. he wants to be buried at St-Leu, next to his son and to my father, Will he be able ???´, and makes a prediction about his own fate` saying `If so, I am the only one remaining alive of all the Emperor's brothers and sisters, and I shall probably die, like the others, on the land of exile !!´ Jerome Bonaparte adds a postscriptum at the base of the front page, instructing his daughter `You have to mourn for two months.´ To the second page, most probably written the day after, Jerome states in part `We have just received your uncle´s will, and he has donated a souvenir to each of us; to me the lodge at the Pergola! to you the set with diamonds and ruby..´, and after a short list, adds a thought `I have to admit that I was not expecting anything, having being all through his life so cold and distant with all of us.´ Before concluding, Jerome adds one more donation referred on his brother´s will `He has bequeathed to the Grand Duke and to the Grand Duchess his large porcelaine vase and the large bust of the Emperor by Canova.´ Louis Bonaparte ((1778-1846) King of Holland 1806-10. Younger brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. Louis had three children with Hortense de Beauharnais, the first, Napoleon Charles (1802-1807) who died at the age of 4; the second, Napoleon Louis (1804-1831) King of Holland as Louis II. Died at the early age of 26 from Measles ; and the third and last Charles-Louis Napoleon (1808-1873) President of France 1848-52, and last French Monarch 1852-70, as Napoleon III. He is the inheritor Jerome Bonaparte refers to in the present letter. Princess Mathilde Bonaparte (1820-1904) Daughter of Jerome Bonaparte. Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Italian Sculptor. Best known for his marble sculptures, he is widely regarded as the greatest Neoclassical artist.