Roland Bonaparte, 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano (May 19, 1858 – April 14, 1924) was a French prince and president of the Société de Géographie from 1910 until his death.
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Bonaparte was born in Paris on May 19, 1858, the son of Prince Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte and Justine Eleanore Ruflin. He was a grandson of Lucien Bonaparte, Emperor Napoleon I's brother.
Prince Roland was married in Paris on November 18, 1880 to Marie Blanc (1859-1882). They had one daughter: Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882-1962)
On the death of his cousin Prince Napoléon Charles Bonaparte he succeeded him as the 6th Prince of Canino and Musignano, but he never assumed the title. With Prince Roland's death in Paris the senior line of the House of Bonaparte descending from Lucien Bonaparte became extinct in the male line. In 1886, Bonaparte was part of a scientific expedition that photographed and anatomically measured the Sami inhabitants of Northern Norway. [1]
He died on April 14, 1924.
Bonaparte Point in Antarctica was named after him by Jean-Baptiste Charcot. There is also a small lake on the mountains above the Coast Sámi/Norwegian village Kvalsund which is called Bonapartesjøen - Lake Bonaparte - after his abovementioned visit to the region.
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Roland Bonaparte
Born: May 19 1858 Died: April 14 1924 |
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| Preceded by Ernest-Théodore Hamy |
President of the Société de Géographie 1910–1924 |
Succeeded by Henri Cordier |
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| Preceded by Napoléon Charles Bonaparte |
Prince of Canino and Musignano 1899–1924 |
Title extinct |
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