Misplaced Pages

#571428

36-575: Fläsch is first mentioned in 831 as Villa Flasce . Painter Anna Barbara Bansi was a native of the town. In 1949, the Ellhorn mountain owned by the Balzers municipality in Liechtenstein was ceded to Switzerland and became a part of Fläsch. Fläsch has an area, as of 2006, of 20 km (7.7 sq mi). Of this area, 35.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while 43.8% is forested. Of

72-408: A Fachhochschule ). Fläsch has an unemployment rate of 0.28%. As of 2005, there were 87 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 23 businesses involved in this sector. 5 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 4 businesses in this sector. 43 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 13 businesses in this sector. The historical population is given in

108-551: A drawing in black chalk, is of the violinist Pierre Baillot , also drawn by Ingres. It has been claimed that Bansi had an affair with Joseph-Benoît Suvée , of whom she was a pupil. In 1808 she married Lorenzo Nannoni, a physician; he died in 1812, and two years later she returned to Paris, exhibiting an oil painting of the Virgin at that year's salon. Her name in the catalogue entry was given as Mme Nannoni, née Bansi, with an address at rue du Doyenné, no. 3. Later in her career Bansi

144-415: A hundred years later, to rest next to her. Letizia gave birth to thirteen children between 1765 and 1784; five of them died, two at birth and three in their infancy. Letizia Bonaparte was portrayed by Dame May Whitty in the 1937 film [Conquet]] ; by Jane Lapotaire in the 1987 film Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story ; by Anouk Aimée in the 2002 miniseries Napoléon and by Sinéad Cusack in

180-636: A lieutenant in the Royal Army and stayed until September. The family financial situation worsened, and Letizia had four children dependent on her as well as school fees to pay for Jérôme and Joseph. Napoleon returned at the beginning of 1788 on a leave until June as the only breadwinner and as such the new head of the family. He returned again in September 1789 entering Corsican politics with Joseph. In 1793, after Napoleon turned against Paoli, Letizia and her other children fled to France on 31 May, while

216-456: A minute's walk from Casa Buonaparte, Letizia went into labor. Legend has it that she gave birth at home on a carpet in the living room, depicting battles from the Iliad and Odyssey . The newborn boy was named Napoleon, in honor of an uncle who had passed away the previous year. For the first time, Letizia faced difficulties producing milk, leading her to hire a wet nurse named Camilla Llati as

252-523: A population (as of 31 December 2020) of 831. As of 2008, 4.6% of the population was made up of foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years the population has grown at a rate of 9.2%. As of 2000, the gender distribution of the population was 50.3% male and 49.7% female. The age distribution, as of 2000, in Fläsch is; 79 children or 14.8% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old. 37 teenagers or 6.9% are 10 to 14, and 29 teenagers or 5.4% are 15 to 19. Of

288-749: A prominent and influential position in French society during the First French Empire . Known for her strong character, she exerted considerable influence on her son's life and career. After the end of the Empire, she spent her later years in seclusion in Rome , under the protection of Pope Pius VII , until her death in February 1836. Maria-Letizia Ramolino was born in Ajaccio , Corsica , then part of

324-468: A surrogate mother. Letizia retained only one servant, a woman named Mammuccia Caterina, who lived with the family without wages and served as the midwife during Napoleon's birth. During this period, Letizia handled all household chores while Mammuccia looked after the children. Letizia and her husband Carlo befriended the new island's military governor, Charles Réné, Comte de Marbeuf and the intendant , Claude-François Bertrand de Boucheporn , whose wife

360-467: A title be found for her. By decree, she was given the title "Madame" but since this was also how the daughters of the king used to be called, "Mother of his Majesty the Emperor" was added to the end. She became referred to as "Madame Mère" (Madame Mother). On 2 December 1804, when Napoleon was crowned emperor , despite being depicted in the famous painting of his coronation by David , she did not attend

396-625: The 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 36.5% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (26.2%), the SP (24.7%) and the CVP (9.3%). The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Fläsch about 83.5% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or

SECTION 10

#1732773245572

432-583: The Genoese Republic . Carlo and Letizia, then 19-year-old and pregnant with the future Napoleon , joined Paoli and fled with the insurgents into the mountains near Corte . She would fight beside her husband in the struggle for independence. With Paoli's defeat in May 1769, the couple returned to Ajaccio. On the feast of the Assumption , 15 August 1769, while attending Mass at Ajaccio Cathedral ,

468-592: The Republic of Genoa . Her parents were Giovanni Geronimo Ramolino and Angela Maria Pietra-Santa. Giovanni, an army officer specializing in civil engineering, commanded the Ajaccio garrison. The Ramolino family, a manor nobility from Lombardy , had been established in Corsica for 250 years. Letizia received her education at home, primarily focused on domestic skills, as was typical for Corsican women of that era. At

504-627: The Chateau de Pont-sur-Seine , a castle that Napoleon gifted her. On the occasions when she visited Paris, she resided at her Hôtel de Brienne. In 1814, Letizia shared Napoleon's exile on the island of Elba with Pauline. In February 1815, Letizia followed him to Paris during the Hundred Days . They met for the last time at the Château de Malmaison on 29 June 1815. After saying goodbye to her son, she travelled from Paris to Rome to be under

540-435: The adult population, 44 people or 8.2% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 121 people or 22.6% are 30 to 39, 83 people or 15.5% are 40 to 49, and 63 people or 11.8% are 50 to 59. The senior population distribution is 43 people or 8.0% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 21 people or 3.9% are 70 to 79, there are 11 people or 2.1% who are 80 to 89, and there are 4 people or 0.7% who are 90 to 99. In

576-555: The age of six, following her father's death, her mother married Franz Fesch , a Swiss officer in the Genoese navy in Ajaccio in 1757. The union resulted in two children, including Letizia's half-brother, the future Cardinal Joseph Fesch . On 2 June 1764, at the age of 14, Letizia married Carlo Buonaparte , an 18-year-old law student from Ajaccio. The Buonapartes, belonging to the Corsican nobility, traced their roots to Tuscany in

612-589: The bloodless coup of 18 Brumaire , the beginning of his rise to power, and Letizia moved to Paris. Even as the mother of the First Consul , she was known to live in relative simplicity, receiving a monthly pension of 25,000 francs. On the evening of 10 November 1799, while she was with her daughters at the Theatre, the play was interrupted and it was announced that an attack against Napoleon had just been foiled, but she famously kept her composure and only left at

648-598: The coronation. When she was congratulated on her son's successes, she famously replied: Pourvu que ça dure! (Let's hope it lasts!). On 19 December 1804, Letizia left Rome and took up residence at the Hôtel de Brienne , 92 rue Saint Dominique in Paris, a house that she purchased from Lucien for 600,000 francs. Napoleon gave her an appanage of 500,000 a year. She did not attend the Imperial court and lived from 1805 to 1813 at

684-446: The early sixteenth century. Carlo, initially studying law at University of Pisa , chose to forgo completing his degree and instead married Letizia. Letizia became pregnant, giving birth to thirteen children in total, with eight surviving. Her firstborn, a son named Napoleon, was born in 1765 but passed away shortly after birth. Following this, a baby girl was born but did not survive. Subsequently, Carlo traveled to Rome, where he spent

720-596: The end of the performance. When her son Lucien clandestinely married Alexandrine de Bleschamp , known as Madame Jouberthon, against Napoleon's wishes, the brothers fell out. Letizia sided with Lucien and left Paris for Rome, where Pauline already lived as Princess Borghese , and where Letizia stayed with her half-brother, now Cardinal Fesch. Lucien and his family soon followed her. While Napoleon had made his brothers and sisters imperial highnesses, except Lucien and Jérôme, Letizia did not have an official title yet. In July 1804, Cardinal Fesch wrote to Napoleon, suggesting that

756-591: The first time in 1798, at the "Salon de Musée". She moved to Italy in 1802 to complete her education, serving also for a while as the companion to Letizia Ramolino and converting to Roman Catholicism while there. During this time Bansi was the subject of a drawing by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres that is today in the Louvre ; they had met twice, first in the studio of Jacques-Louis David and some years later in Rome. Furthermore, her only known pastel, which may instead be

SECTION 20

#1732773245572

792-678: The following table: Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (97.0%), with Portuguese being second most common (1.3%) and Romansh being third (0.7%). While the village was Romansh speaking in the Early Middle Ages , by the 14th Century Alemanni immigrants had Germanized the valley. The Festung Luziensteig , the Kleine Schanze fortifications and watch tower Letzi Grafenberg are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . Anna Barbara Bansi Anna Barbara Bansi (26 February 1777 – 27 May 1863)

828-408: The next two years. Upon his return, he aligned himself with the republican leader Pasquale Paoli , taking on the role of his part-time secretary. During this period, Letizia became pregnant again, eventually giving birth to Joseph , originally named Giuseppe, on 7 January 1768. In 1768, when Genoa formally ceded the island to France, a Corsican guerrilla movement led by Paoli rose in revolt against

864-464: The occasion. Napoleon allowed his mother and uncle to exercise some supervision over the affairs of Corsica. As such, the prefect of the island received orders not to make an appointment without consulting Letizia or Fesch. On 28 September 1799, Napoleon, returning from his successful campaign in Egypt , stopped in Ajaccio and stayed with Letizia. On 7 October he left for Fréjus about to seize power in

900-585: The partisans of Paoli pillaged and burned her house. The family resettled in Toulon when the Terror was at its peak. Letizia and her daughters, to avoid being recognised as aristocrats, were described as "dressmakers" in the passports provided to them by Napoleon. After the Royal Navy took possession of the port of Toulon a month later the family moved to Marseilles . Penniless, Letizia had to queue for food at

936-462: The protection of Pope Pius VII . She purchased the former Palazzo Rinuccini, renamed Palazzo Bonaparte (now Palazzo Misciatelli) on the corner of piazza Venezia and Via del Corso , where she lived with Joseph. During her years in Rome, she lived in seclusion with very few visitors except for her half-brother, who rarely left her. Letizia's great wealth acquired from selling her own jewellery and shrewd investments allowed her to live comfortably for

972-464: The rest of her life. For a time, the painter Anna Barbara Bansi served as her companion. Letizia died in 1836, aged 85, three weeks before the 51st anniversary of her husband's death. By then, she was nearly blind and had outlived Napoleon by 15 years. In 1851 her body was transferred to the Imperial Chapel specially built for it in her native Ajaccio. In 1951, Carlo's body was brought in

1008-688: The rest of the land, 2% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (18.8%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains). Before 2017, the municipality was located in the Maienfeld sub-district of the Landquart district, after 2017 it was part of the Landquart Region. It is the most northerly municipality in the canton of Graubünden. Fläsch is located at the foot of the Fläscherberg and St. Luzisteig mountains. Fläsch has

1044-567: The soup kitchen. Her only income came from Napoleon's salary as an officer. In the Spring of 1794, after winning his first major battle as artillery commander during the siege of Toulon , Napoleon became General de Brigade. With his new income, he was able to move his mother and siblings to the Château Salé in Antibes . While Letizia was proud of Napoleon, she disapproved of his marriage to

1080-522: The widow Joséphine de Beauharnais , on 9 March 1796, on which she was not consulted. When Joseph became ambassador to the Papacy on 14 May 1796, Letizia personally accompanied him to Italy. On 1 June 1797, after Napoleon's triumphant First Italian Campaign , she visited him in Milan with Caroline and Jérôme, then moved back to Casa Buonaparte in Ajaccio, which had been rebuilt, renovated and redecorated for

1116-538: Was a Corsican noblewoman and the mother of Napoleon I of France. She received the title " Madame Mère " (French for "Madame Mother") due to her status as the Emperor's mother. In 1764, she married Carlo Buonaparte , and the couple had eight children. Following her husband's death in 1785, she moved to mainland France, where her son Napoleon would later rise to prominence during the French Revolution . A steadfast source of support for her son, Letizia held

Fläsch - Misplaced Pages Continue

1152-567: Was a Swiss -born French painter. She is usually referred to as "Barbara" or "Babette". Born in Fläsch , Bansi was the daughter of a reformed minister, Heinrich Bansi; her father had little money, and at the age of six she was adopted by Zürich philanthropist Johann Caspar Schweizer , with whom she came to Paris in 1786. He left for the United States in 1794, while she remained behind at school. She studied painting in Paris, exhibiting for

1188-465: Was admitted to the Brienne cadet school under a scholarship. Letizia remained in Ajaccio, bearing six more children, Lucien in 1775, Elisa in 1777, Louis in 1778, Pauline in 1780, Caroline in 1782 and in 1784 Jérôme . Letizia managed to visit Napoleon at Brienne in 1784, even though no boy could leave the school grounds for six years and visits by parents were restricted. The same year, he

1224-561: Was appointed maîtresse de dessin at the schools of Saint-Denis and Sainte-Clotilde. She donated two pastels by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard , portraits of Jean-Jacques Bachelier and the painter Vincent, to the Louvre in 1832. Several works by Bansi, including a 1793 self-portrait, are known, and a fragmentary diary from the same year survives as well. Letizia Ramolino Maria-Letizia Bonaparte ( née Ramolino ; 24 August 1750 or 1749 – 2 February 1836), known as Letizia Bonaparte ,

1260-548: Was promoted to the École militaire in Paris. Two years later, he graduated as a second lieutenant and joined the 4th artillery regiment of la Fère based in Valence . On 24 February 1785, Carlo died of stomach cancer, and Letizia became a widow with eight children at the age of 35. Joseph, as the eldest son, was now the head of the family and returned to Corsica after finishing his studies at Collège d'Autun. In September 1786, Napoleon returned to Ajaccio, after eight years away, as

1296-462: Was the godmother of their son Louis. In 1777 Marbeuf secured Carlo's election as a deputy to represent Corsica at Versailles. At the end of 1778, Carlo took Joseph and Napoleon to the continent to study at the Collège d'Autun . The following year in May 1779, possibly because of Carlo and Letizia's friendship with the governor, and after Carlo was accorded a certificate of nobility, 9-year-old Napoleon

#571428