Princess Marie Bonaparte (2 July 1882-21 September 1962) was a French psychoanalyst, closely linked with Freud. Her wealth contributed to the popularity of psychoanalysis, and enabled Freud's escape from the Nazis. July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Psychoanalysis is a family of psychological theories and methods that work to elucidate connections among unconscious components of patients mental processes, and to do so in a systematic way through a process of tracing out associations. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian psychiatrist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, a movement that popularized the theory that unconscious motives control much behavior. ... The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ...

Marie Bonaparte was Napoleon Bonaparte's great-grand-niece. She was born at Saint-Cloud, a town in France, the daughter of prince Roland Bonaparte (1859-1924) and his wife Marie-Félix Blanc (1859-1882), herself the daughter of François Blanc, the principal real-estate developer of Monte Carlo. Her mother died of an embolism induced by giving birth to Marie. Bonaparte as general Napoleon Bonaparte ( 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... Saint Cloud or St. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Monte Carlo is a very wealthy section of the city-state of Monaco known for its casino, gambling, beaches, glamour, and sightings of famous people. ...

On 21 November 1907, at Paris, she married Prince George of Greece in a civil ceremony, with a subsequent religious ceremony on 12 December 1907, at Athens. She was thereafter officially also known as Princess George of Greece. They had two children, Peter (1908-1980) and Eugénie (1910-1988). Marie consulted Sigmund Freud for treatment of her own frigidity, a cure which can be said to have backfired, as she later conducted affairs with Freud's disciple Rudolf Loewenstein, as she had with the prime minister of France, Aristide Briand. It was to Marie Bonaparte that Sigmund Freud remarked, "The great question that has never been answered and which I have not yet been able to answer, despite my thirty years of research into the feminine soul, is ‘What does a woman want?’". November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... His Royal Highness Prince George of Greece and Denmark (24 June 1869, Corfu-25 November 1957, St Cloud) was the third child of King George I of Greece and Grand Duchess Olga. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Radio- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aristide Briand, French politician Aristide Briand (March 28, 1862–March 7, 1932) was a French statesman. ... Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939) was an Austrian psychiatrist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, a movement that popularized the theory that unconscious motives control much behavior. ...

She practiced as a psychoanalyst until her death in 1962; among her many services to the cause of psychoanalysis were paying Freud's ransom to the Nazis, support of Geza Roheim's anthropological explorations, and preserving Freud's letters to Wilhelm Fleiss despite Freud's wish that they be destroyed. She founded the French Institute of Psychoanalysis (Société Psychanalytique de Paris SPP) in 1915. Geza Roheim (1891-1953) was a Hungarian psychoanalyst and anthropologist. ... Wilhelm Fliess (1858-1928) was a German otorhinolaryngologist who played an important part in the development of psychoanalysis. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

She died of leukemia in Saint-Tropez, was cremated in Marseilles, and her ashes were interred in Prince George's tomb at Tatoï, near Athens. Leukemia (leukaemia in Commonwealth English) is a group of blood diseases characterized by malignancies (cancer) of the blood-forming tissues. ... Saint-Tropez is a commune of the Var département in southern France, located on the French Riviera. ... Marseilles redirects here. ... Tatoi, located 15 kilometres north of the centre of Athens, is the site of the summer palace of the former Greek Royal Family, and the site of George II of the Helleness birth. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...

Her story of her relationship with Sigmund Freud and how she helped his family escape into exile was made into a movie. Princesse Marie was directed by Benoît Jacquot and starred Catherine Deneuve as Marie Bonaparte, and Heinz Bennent as Sigmund Freud. It came out in 2004. Benoît Jacquot (born 5 February 1947) is a French film director who has had a varied career in European cinema. ... Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve (born October 22, 1943) is a French actress, born in Paris, France. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Bertin, Celia, Marie Bonaparte: A Life, Yale University Press, New Haven, 1982. [ISBN 0151572526]
• Loewenstein, Rudolf, Drives, Affects and Behavior: Essays in Honor of Marie Bonaparte, 1952

Works

• Topsy - 1940 - a love story about her dog.
• The Life and Works of E. A. Poe'- 1949
• Five Copy Books - 1952
• Feminine Sexuality - 1953

External links

Société Psychanalytique de Paris | Marie Bonaparte