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From: "Leo van de Pas" <>
Subject: Re: Napoleon
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:49:52 +1100
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Kelsey,
Shock, horror, wash your mouth!! He is Belgian! Not Dutch! How could you?
Best wishes
Leo van de Pas

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Williams Family" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: Napoleon


> Hello,
>
> In my opinion this is one gigantic load of unadulterated bunk! I have
heard
> that there were claims that Napoleon was illegitimate (which may or may
not be
> true) but claiming that his apparent father Carlo Maria Buonapoarte (* 29
Mar
> 1746, + 24 Feb 1785) was a member of the highest nobility of France &
England is
> surely utter lunacy! "Michael Stewart" is not to be trusted. He is, in
fact, a
> Dutch imposter with about as much claim to the English throne as myself
(and that
> is very little), if not less. I hope this helps!
>
> Sincerely,
> Kelsey J. Williams
>
>
> >
> >
> > A friend sent me the following information
> >
> > THE BOOK" THE MARK OF THE SCOTS SAYS THAT NAPOLEON BONAPARTE ACCORDING
> > TO G.S.H.L. WASHINGTON SAID ON HIS DEATH BED THAT HE WAS THE RESULT OF
> > AN AFFAIRE DE CEOUR IN AJACCIO WITHP RINCE JOSEPH STUART ( 1722 - 1783)
> > A "SCION OF HE FRENCH HOUSE OF ROHAN STUART. HE WAS THE GREAT GREAT
> > GREAT GRANDSON OF CHARLES 11 OF GREAT BRITAIN (PAGE 152 "THE MARK OF
> > THE SCOTS"
> >
> > And, Michael Stewart in his book 'The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland'
> > which I have not always found accurate, and therefore had not taken
> > seriously, also states [p233 hardcover edit] Napoleon was a lineal
> > descendant of Charles II and Marguerite, Duchess de Rohan through their
> > son James de Rohano-Stuardo who was legitimised in 1667. James married
> > Theresa Corona of Naples, a descendant of the princely families of
> > Orsini and Corsini, and Napoleon descended from that relationship. He
> > goes on to say Napoleon's real name was not Bonaparte, but de Boveria de
> > Rohano Stuardo. His grandmother was Marie de Neuhoff, titular Queen of
> > Corsica and his father, Charles Marie, was born at Kinvalla, Brittany in
> > 1746. In his early teens Charles Marie returned to Corsica to manage
> > the family estate and due to politcial circumstance he assumed the name
> > of his family lawyer - Giuseppe di Buonaparte. The Lawyer's brother,
> > Luciano, Canon of Ajjacio, confirmed the lawyer died childess, which
> > Michael vaguely referenced to the Vatican Archives with no specific
detail.
> >
> > Can anyone throw any light on these two pieces of information? Can
> > anyone confirm any or part of these genealogies? Trish
>
>
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