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Elizabeth Patterson — 1785–1879
Daughter of a Baltimore merchant, she saw her American marriage annulled on Napoleon I’s orders, a decision she never stopped contesting. (Editorial synthesis)
Elizabeth Patterson was born on 6 February 1785. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Elizabeth Patterson was born in Baltimore. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Elizabeth Patterson died on 4 April 1879. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Elizabeth Patterson died in Baltimore. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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