Christine Boyer


Cathérine Christine Eléonore Boyer was a member of the Bonaparte family as the first wife of Lucien Bonaparte, a younger brother of Napoleon.

Early life and background

Born in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, France, Boyer was the daughter of Pierre André Boyer and Rosalie Fabre, and was the sister of an innkeeper with whom Lucien had lodged in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume. Christine was illiterate, and unable to sign her own name.
Bonaparte and Boyer married on 4 May 1794. The couple were married hastily, and without the consent of the Bonaparte family. Lucien's brother Napoleon and their mother, Letizia, were displeased with the match.

Issue

The couple had four children, of whom two daughters had descendants.
Boyer died in Paris, in childbirth. She was buried in the Santi Apostoli Giovanni e Andrea cemetery in Canino, Lazio, Italy.