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{{Expand French|topic=bio|Napoléon Joseph Ney|date=February 2011}}
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[[File:Le Gray - Portrait du général prince de La Moskowa.jpg|thumb|Portrait of général prince de La Moskowa (1857) by [[Gustave Le Gray]]]]
[[File:Le Gray - Portrait du général prince de La Moskowa.jpg|thumb|Portrait of général prince de La Moskowa (1857) by [[Gustave Le Gray]]]]
'''Napoléon Joseph Ney''', 2nd [[Prince de la Moskowa]], (1803–1857) was a French politician.
'''Napoléon Joseph Ney''', 2nd [[Prince de la Moskowa]], () was a French politician.


==Early life==
Ney was the elder son of [[Michel Ney]]. Born in Paris in 1803, his godfather was [[Napoleon I of France|Emperor Napoléon I]]. He married in 1828 the daughter of the banker [[Pierre Laffite]]. In November 1831 he was created a [[peer of France]] in a batch of thirty-six lifetime peers.
Ney was born in Paris on 8 May 1803. Named for his godfather, [[Napoleon I of France|Emperor Napoléon I]], he was the elder son of [[Michel Ney]], [[Marshal of the Empire]], and his wife, [[Aglaé Auguié]] (1782–1854).<ref name="Atteridge2005">{{cite book |last1=Atteridge |first1=A. H. |title=Marshal Ney: The Bravest of the Brave |date=19 September 2005 |publisher=Casemate Publishers |isbn=978-1-78340-213-7 |page=211 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Marshal_Ney/WAPYEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA211 |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> His younger brothers were Michel Louis Félix, 2nd Duc d'Elchingen,{{refn|group=lower-alpha|His elder brother, Michel Louis Félix, 2nd [[Duc d'Elchingen]] (1804–1854), married Marie-Joséphine Souham, a daughter of [[Joseph Souham]], before he died 14 July 1854 at [[Gallipoli]] during the [[Crimean War]].}} and Eugène Michel Ney (who died unmarried in 1845).<ref name="Chandler1999">{{cite book |last=Chandler |first=David |author-link=David G. Chandler |title=Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars |publisher=Wordsworth editions |page=360|date=1999}}</ref>


His maternal grandparents were Pierre César Auguié and Adélaïde Henriette Genet (sister of [[Henriette Campan]] and [[Citizen Genêt]]).<ref name="Art1998">{{cite book |last1=Art |first1=Albany Institute of History and |title=Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting |date=1 January 1998 |publisher=[[SUNY Press]] |isbn=978-1-55595-101-6 |page=322 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Albany_Institute_of_History_Art/ecDZkmBJmocC&pg=PA322 |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref> His paternal grandparents were Pierre Ney, a [[Master craftsman|master]] [[cooper (profession)|cooper]] and veteran of the [[Seven Years' War]], and Marguerite Greiveldinger.<ref>{{cite book|title=Amours et tragédie de Michel Ney, maréchal de France|author=Riotor, Léon|year=1934|language=fr|page=7|publisher=Fasquelle éditeurs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9kxEAAAAIAAJ}}</ref><ref name="chandler360">{{harvnb|Chandler|1999|p=360}}</ref>
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==Sources==

* [https://books.google.com/books?id=jXUTAAAAQAAJ&q=Napol%C3%A9on+Joseph+nEY ''Souvenirs et récits'' par le Prince de la Moskowa] (in French)
==Career==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151117205840/http://www.lexinter.net/JPTXT2/arret_prince_napoleon.htm Arrêt Prince Napoléon] (in French)
In November 1831 he was created a [[peer of France]] in a batch of thirty-six lifetime peers.<ref name="Ney1855">{{cite book |last1=Ney |first1=Napoléon-Joseph |title=Souvenirs et récits |date=1855 |publisher=M. Lévy |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXUTAAAAQAAJ |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
* [http://equentric.numeriblog.fr/ney/famille/index.html Blog of the Ney family] (in French)

==Personal life==
[[File:Portrait de la duchesse de Persigny, (née Eglé Napoléone Albine Ney Moskowa (princesse de la)), (épouse en secondes noce, PH55119.jpg|thumb|Photograph of his daughter, between 1860 and 1890]]
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20151117205840/http://www.lexinter.net/JPTXT2/arret_prince_napoleon.htm Arrêt Prince Napoléon] (in French)

* Albine Marie Napoléone Aglaé Ney (1832-1890), who married [[Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, duc de Persigny|Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, Duke of Persigny]] in 1852. After his death in 1872, she married Hyacinthe Hilaire Adrien Le Moyne in 1873. After his death in 1879, she married Charles de Villelume-Sombreuil in 1889.<ref name="Wahl2003">{{cite book |last1=Wahl |first1=Caroline |last2=nationales (France) |first2=Archives |title=Fonds Persigny, 44 AP: répertoire numérique détaillé |date=2003 |publisher=Centre historique des Archives nationales |isbn=978-2-11-005147-9 |page=18 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Fonds_Persigny_44_AP/welnAAAAMAAJ |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>
* Michel Napoléon Ney de la Moskowa (1837–1852), who died young.

Ney also had an illegitimate child, Jules Napoléon Ney (1849–1900) with Julie de Mesvres. His son Jules, married Theresa-Olympe Pinto de Araujo, a daughter of the Brazilian expatriate Marcos Pinto de Araujo.<ref name="Valynseele1957">{{cite book |last1=Valynseele |first1=Joseph |title=Les maréchaux du Premier Empire: Leur famille et leur descendance |date=1 January 1957 |publisher=FeniXX |isbn=978-2-402-51530-6 |page=183 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Les_mar%C3%A9chaux_du_Premier_Empire/AzwAEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA183 |access-date=1 July 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>

He died in [[Saint-Germain-en-Laye]] on 25 July 1857.<Ref>[http://equentric.numeriblog.fr/ney/famille/index.html Blog of the Ney family] (in French)</Ref> As his only legitimate son predeceased him, the title of Prince de la Moskowa passed to his youngest brother, [[Edgar Ney|Edgar]].<ref name="Valynseele1957"/>

==References==
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==External links==
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Portrait of général prince de La Moskowa (1857) by Gustave Le Gray

Napoléon Joseph Ney, 2nd Prince de la Moskowa, (8 May 1803 – 25 July 1857) was a French politician.

Early life[edit]

Ney was born in Paris on 8 May 1803. Named for his godfather, Emperor Napoléon I, he was the elder son of Michel Ney, Marshal of the Empire, and his wife, Aglaé Auguié (1782–1854).[1] His younger brothers were Michel Louis Félix, 2nd Duc d'Elchingen,[a] and Eugène Michel Ney (who died unmarried in 1845).[2]

His maternal grandparents were Pierre César Auguié and Adélaïde Henriette Genet (sister of Henriette Campan and Citizen Genêt).[3] His paternal grandparents were Pierre Ney, a master cooper and veteran of the Seven Years' War, and Marguerite Greiveldinger.[4][5]

Career[edit]

In November 1831 he was created a peer of France in a batch of thirty-six lifetime peers.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Photograph of his daughter, between 1860 and 1890

In 1828, he married Albine Étiennette Marguerite Laffitte (1805–1881), the daughter of the banker and politician Jacques Laffitte.[7] Together, they were the parents of:

  • Albine Marie Napoléone Aglaé Ney (1832-1890), who married Jean Gilbert Victor Fialin, Duke of Persigny in 1852. After his death in 1872, she married Hyacinthe Hilaire Adrien Le Moyne in 1873. After his death in 1879, she married Charles de Villelume-Sombreuil in 1889.[8]
  • Michel Napoléon Ney de la Moskowa (1837–1852), who died young.

Ney also had an illegitimate child, Jules Napoléon Ney (1849–1900) with Julie de Mesvres. His son Jules, married Theresa-Olympe Pinto de Araujo, a daughter of the Brazilian expatriate Marcos Pinto de Araujo.[9]

He died in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on 25 July 1857.[10] As his only legitimate son predeceased him, the title of Prince de la Moskowa passed to his youngest brother, Edgar.[9]

References[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ His elder brother, Michel Louis Félix, 2nd Duc d'Elchingen (1804–1854), married Marie-Joséphine Souham, a daughter of Joseph Souham, before he died 14 July 1854 at Gallipoli during the Crimean War.
Sources
  1. ^ Atteridge, A. H. (19 September 2005). Marshal Ney: The Bravest of the Brave. Casemate Publishers. p. 211. ISBN 978-1-78340-213-7. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ Chandler, David (1999). Dictionary of the Napoleonic wars. Wordsworth editions. p. 360.
  3. ^ Art, Albany Institute of History and (1 January 1998). Albany Institute of History & Art: 200 Years of Collecting. SUNY Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-55595-101-6. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ Riotor, Léon (1934). Amours et tragédie de Michel Ney, maréchal de France (in French). Fasquelle éditeurs. p. 7.
  5. ^ Chandler 1999, p. 360
  6. ^ Ney, Napoléon-Joseph (1855). Souvenirs et récits (in French). M. Lévy. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ Arrêt Prince Napoléon (in French)
  8. ^ Wahl, Caroline; nationales (France), Archives (2003). Fonds Persigny, 44 AP: répertoire numérique détaillé (in French). Centre historique des Archives nationales. p. 18. ISBN 978-2-11-005147-9. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ^ a b Valynseele, Joseph (1 January 1957). Les maréchaux du Premier Empire: Leur famille et leur descendance (in French). FeniXX. p. 183. ISBN 978-2-402-51530-6. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ Blog of the Ney family (in French)

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