Joinville, Francois Ferdinand ___ 1818-1900 ___ French ___ sailor

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Joinville was born at Neuilly the third son of the French King Louis Philippe d'Orleans. He trained as a naval officer, becoming a lieutenant in 1836. On expedition to Mexico he headed the landing party which captured general Arista prisoner at Vera Cruz. He was then promoted to captain, and charged with collecting Napoleon's remains from St Helena. In 1843 he married Francisca, sister of Pedro II, emperor of Brazil, who gave birth to one son and one daughter. In the mid-1840s, the Prince courted attention with an article on the deficiencies of the French navy and with various other political opinions. During the French Revolution, he took refuge in Surrey, England, with the rest of his family, and then, in the early 1860s, when the American Civil War started, went with his son and two nephews to Washington to offer his services to the US government. Some years later he went back to France but was expelled. He returned incognito to join the army under an assumed name, fought bravely, but then, on revealing his identity, was exiled to England. Nevertheless, in 1871, Joinville was elected to sit for Haute Marne. By an arrangement with Thiers, though, did not serve until the latter had been chosen as President of the provisional republic. He resigned in 1876.
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DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1818-1848 ___ maritime military political travel historyeye royalty

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville
 

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