Fesch, Joseph, Cardinal, 1763-1839
Biography
Joseph Fesch, Prince of France (3 January 1763 – 13 May 1839) was a French cardinal and diplomat, Prince of France and a member of the Imperial House of the First French Empire, Peer of France, Roman Prince, and the half-uncle of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was also one of the most famous art collectors of his period, remembered for having established the Musée Fesch in Ajaccio, which remains one of the most important Napoleonic collections of art.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Joseph Cardinal Fesch letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 834512
Mss 834512
Date(s):
1834-09-12
Abstract
In English.