Italy : handbook for travellers. First part, Northern Italy and Corsica / by K. Baedeker.

  • Karl Baedeker
Date:
1870
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Credit: Italy : handbook for travellers. First part, Northern Italy and Corsica / by K. Baedeker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    vart Roi Jerome diverges, is situated the Hotel de Ville, with a library on the ground-floor. On the llrst floor is tlie *Uecep- tion Hall, adorned with busts and pictures illustrative of the history of the family of Napoleon. The Rue Fesch, the next street to tlie r., leads to the Col- lege Fesch, which contains a large collection of pictures, most of them copies, and casts (admission gratis on Sundays, 12—4 o'clock; at other times by payment of a fee), bequeathed to the town by Cardinal Fesch, and augmented by gifts from the Elmperor. The court contains a statue of the cardinal in bronze. Adjoining the college is the new and handsome Chapelle Fesch, to which the monuments of Letitia Ramolino, the mother of Napoleon (d. Feb. 2nd, 1836, in her palace at Rome), and of Cardinal Fesch (d. at Rome, 1839), her half-brother, have been recently transferred from the cathedral (p. 339). By the street to the 1. opposite to the fountain, then by the third transverse street to the r., the stranger reaches the smaU Place Letizia, where the house in which Napoleon was born is situated (the concierge lives opposite, fee 1 fr.). It is preserved In its original condition, but presents nothing remarkable beyond its historical association. A smaU room, with two windows, a cupboard in the wall, and a marble chimney-piece, is pointed out as that in which Napoleon was born (Aug. loth, 1769). The family of Buonaparte appears to have emigrated in the Ibth cent. from Sarzana in Tuscany, perhaps with t>^e,P°Y'^''*>\j!^,^'?f ' died at sica Messire Francesco Buonaparte, the eldest of the fam ly, died at Aiaccio in 1567. Kapolenn's father, Carlo Maria Buonaparte born a Aiacc o' March 29th, 1746, was educated at a school founded by Paol. at Corte and subsequently studied law at Pisa. He then became an advo- cate at Aiaccr where he enjoyed considerable popularity, but was soon anpointed by Pa^i his secretary at Corte. After the disastrous bat le of Ponte Nuovo^, May 9th, 1769, in consequence of which Corsica lost its in- donendence to France, Carlo tied with his young wife Letitia Bamol.uo to thrMonte Eotondo. He shortly afterwards returned to Ajaccio where tie French Genera Marbeuf, the conqueror of Corsica, accorded hmi D -otectTon and where, about two months later, Napoleon was born. In 177 prophesied on this occasion that a great 'i?V'^^ ^„e^vl^ constituted Cor- In 1791 Napoleon obtained the command ol the newlj I'.'rn.iiitarv srcanbitSns, and in this -p-'^ P^'t''pro3; o N career. In 1792, Paoli, dissatisfied « ' ^.^ P/'^^';;^^^ This, sent him to S. Bonifazio, to join texpediU^^^^^^ Napoleon sent him to S. Bonilazio, to join uic e.xpcu.•■r y—- - ,]i,„n h'rvlever, proved an utter failure, '-^l^mi Jan.uu-y 2^ narrowly escaped being slain ^y nisurgents. Sho tl) a te.«^^^^^^^ „IV his connection with Paoli and was ^''^.^'J^^,^, little par- family, miring the zenith of his power the Kmperor CMnceQ ini I