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Marie Bonaparte | |
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Princess George of Greece and Denmark | |
Born | Saint-Cloud, French Third Republic | 2 July 1882
Died | 21 September 1962 Saint-Tropez, France | (aged 80)
Burial | Royal Cemetery, Tatoi Palace, Greece |
Spouse | |
Issue | Prince Peter Princess Eugénie |
House | Bonaparte |
Father | Roland Napoléon Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano |
Mother | Marie-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.