Bonaparte Wyse

Bonaparte Wyse Waterford Museum of Treasures

Overview
c.30 artefacts - portraits, jewellery and other family heirlooms - of the ancient Catholic (Bonaparte) Wyse family of Waterford whose son married the niece of Napoleon Bonaparte in the 19th century. The collection includes the Green Book containing the Muniments of the Wyse family 1199-1867; an exquisite jet mourning cross set in gold that belonged to Napoleon's mother and 7 family portraits including only interior views of Newtown House before it was purchased from the Wyse family by the Society of Friends.

Special Strengths or Significance
The Wyse family, whose members feature prominently in almost every century of Waterford's civic life, perhaps uniquely in Ireland held on to their lands while remaining Catholic.

Keywords
Waterford, Wyse, Bonaparte, Napoleon, Sir Thomas Wyse, Bullocks Wyse, Laetitia Bonaparte Wyse, Mano

Collection Details Contact Details

Years Covered
1199 A.D.-20th century

Locations Covered
Waterford - Italy - France

Events Covered
relating to Bonaparte Wyse family

Individuals Covered
Sir Thomas Wyse, Laetitia Bonaparte Wyse, Thomas

Additional Notes
Olga Bonaparte Wyse, The Issue of Bonaparte Wyse: Waterford’s Imperial Relations, Waterford Museum of Treasures, 2003 Olga Bonaparte Wyse, The Spurious Brood, 1969. ISBN 575 00262 X J. J. Auchmuty, Sir Thomas Wyse 1791-1862, London 1939 Decies 58 (Journal of the Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society), 2002. ISSN 1393-3116

Copyright Contact
Waterford Museum of Treasures

Size
30 objects

Priority for Digitisation
High

Access Type
Open/Reference

Catalogued
Yes

Eamonn McEneaney
Curator
Waterford Museum of Treasures
The Granary
Merchants Quay
Waterford

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