Alexandrine Bonaparte, Princess of Canino and Musignano (née Alexandrine de Bleschamp; 23 February 1778 – 12 July 1855) was a French aristocrat and by marriage member of the French Imperial family.

Early life

Marie Laurence Charlotte Louise Alexandrine was born as the only child of Charles Joseph Jacob de Bleschamp (1747–1823) and his wife, Marie Philiberte Jeanne Louise Bouvet (1759–1838). Her paternal grandparents were Nicolas Jacob de Bleschamp (1698–1778) and his wife, Marguerite de Horgnes (1713–1779). Her maternal grandparents were Jean Charles Bouvet and his wife, Marie Gaspardine Grimod de Verneuil (1738–1804).

Personal life

She was first married to the banker, Jean François Hippolyte Jouberthon de Vambertin (1763–1802), and thus known in society as Madame Jouberthon. They had one child, Anne (1799–1845), who was married firstly to Alfonso, Prince Hercolani (1799–1827) and secondly to Maurycy, Prince Jablonowski (1809–1868). Alexandrine was already a widow when she became the second wife of Lucien Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon I of France, in 1803.

Issue

She and her first husband had a daughter: She and her second husband had ten children:

Ancestry

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