Talk:Jean-Christophe Bonaparte

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The name is written inconsequently. Does this guy have Napoléon as one of his given names? There seam to be som kind of competition between royalities and ther heirs: to christian their childen with as many given names as possible. Highest number of names winns...

2006-11-01 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

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Sigh. Apparently too many are unaware of the fact that this family branch changed offcially their surname to "Napoleon" well over a century ago. They are NOT Bonaparte, nor are they actually known with surname Bonaparte: they always use "Prince Napoléon" as surname. 84.249.153.83 14:10, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

“Prince Napoléon” does not sound like a French surname to me. (If it had been written with a hyphen that had been an other case.) I thought it was a nickname used by people who wanted to re-establish the Bonaparte dynasty. If it IS a surname why is the headword “Jean-Christophe Bonaparte”? His father is written as “Charles Napoléon Bonaparte” and his paternal grandfather as “Louis Napoléon Bonaparte”. So it continuous all the way back to Jérôme Bonaparte, youngest brother of Napoléon I. Forgive me if I sound to suspicious! I am a sceptic and my sceptical thinking is usually alerted by the name “Napoléon”.

2006-12-02 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

This man's legal surname is not Bonaparte but Napoléon, as his grandfather's and his father's. He is Jean-Christophe Napoléon not Jean-Christophe Bonaparte. The issue of the prince Napoléon title is a different matter. 84.103.83.112 17:30, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

“Napoléon” is much more plausible as a surname. After all, male given names can be used as surnames in many European languages. But I have to repeat my question: why are the headwords “Jean-Christophe Bonaparte” and “Charles Napoléon Bonaparte”? (“Louis Napoléon Bonaparte” leads to Napoléon III.) Give me a credible explanation and I will believe you!

2006-12-17 Lena Synnerholm, Märsta, Sweden.

France is a republic, why does he have Imperial highness and prince as his style and title?