Marie Bonaparte

Marie Bonaparte
Princess George of Greece and Denmark
Born(1882-07-02)2 July 1882
Saint-Cloud, French Third Republic
Died21 September 1962(1962-09-21) (aged 80)
Saint-Tropez, France
Burial
Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece
Spouse
(m. 1907; died 1957)
IssuePrince Peter
Princess Eugénie
HouseBonaparte
FatherRoland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano
MotherMarie-Félix Blanc

Princess Marie Bonaparte (2 July 1882 – 21 September 1962), known as Princess George of Greece and Denmark upon her marriage, was a French author and psychoanalyst, closely linked with Sigmund Freud. Her wealth contributed to the popularity of psychoanalysis and enabled Freud's escape from Nazi Germany.

Marie Bonaparte was a great-grandniece of Emperor Napoleon I of France. She was the only child of Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano (1858–1924) and Marie-Félix Blanc (1859–1882). Her paternal grandfather was Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, son of Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano, Napoleon's rebellious younger brother.[1] For this reason, despite her title, Marie was not a member of the dynastic branch of the Bonapartes who claimed the French imperial throne from exile.[1] Her maternal grandfather was François Blanc, the principal real estate developer of Monte Carlo. It was from this side of her family that Marie inherited her great fortune.

  1. ^ a b Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1977). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Volume I Europe & Latin America. London: Burke's Peerage. pp. 105–107, 325. ISBN 0-85011-023-8.

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