William Bonaparte-Wyse
William Bonaparte-Wyse | |
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Born | 20 January 1826 |
Died | 3 December 1892 |
Resting place | Cannes |
Nationality | Irish and French |
Occupation | Poet |
Title | Captain |
Spouse | Ellen Linzee Prout |
Children | 4 sons, including Andrew Bonaparte-Wyse |
Parent(s) | Thomas Wyse Laetitia Bonaparte |
Relatives | Lucien Bonaparte (maternal grandfather) |
Captain William Charles Bonaparte-Wyse (20 January 1826 – 3 December 1892) was an Irish soldier and poet.
Early life
William Charles Bonaparte-Wyse was born in Waterford, the son of the politician and educational reformer Sir Thomas Wyse, and Laetitia, daughter of Lucien Bonaparte.
Career
Nicknamed lo felibre irlandés,[1] he wrote in Provençal, was a friend of Frédéric Mistral, and became the only foreign member of the consistory of the Félibrige, the Provençal cultural association. His collection Li Parpaioun Blu (The Blue Butterflies) was published in 1868, with a foreword by Mistral. He created the Provençal dish of dried figs poached in whiskey.[2]
Bonaparte-Wyse was appointed High Sheriff of County Waterford for 1855. He was commissioned Captain in the 9th Wiltshire Rifle Volunteer Corps in July 1866. He also served in the Waterford Artillery.
Personal life
He married in 1864, in London, Ellen Linzee Prout (1842–1925, niece of Servant of God Sister Elizabeth Prout), and they had four sons. He was the father of Permanent Secretary Andrew Nicholas Bonaparte-Wyse (1870–1940). His eldest son's godfather was Frédéric Mistral.[3]
Death
He died, aged 66, in 1892, at Cannes, and is buried there in the Cimetière du Grand Jas.
References
- ^ Mistral, Frederic (1878–1886). Lou Tresor dóu Felibrige. Vol. 2 (G-Z). p. 143.
- ^ Toussaint-Samat, Maguelonne (1992). A History of Food. Translated by Anthea Bell. Blackwell. p. 674.
- ^ Austin, Lloyd James (1987). Poetic Principles and Practice: Occasional Papers on Baudelaire, Mallarmé, and Valéry. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780521327374.
Further reading
- "William Bonaparte-Wyse, un Provençal d’Irlande" edition N° 114, 1992 of La France latine, Revue d’études d’oc
- Paz, D. G. (2004). "Wyse, Sir Thomas (1791–1862)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press.
- "WyseBonaparte-, William Charles (1826–1892)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30177. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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