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Bonaparte
(bō′nə pärt′; Fr bō̂ nȧ pȧrt′)
noun
name of a Corsican family of Italian origin to which belonged Napoleon I and his four brothers
- Bonaparte, Jérôme 1784-1860; king of Westphalia (1807-13)
- Bonaparte, Joseph 1768-1844; king of Naples (1806-08) & of Spain (1808-13)
- Bonaparte, Louis 1778-1846; king of Holland (1806-10): father of Louis Napoleon
- Bonaparte, Lucien (Prince of Canino) 1775-1840; Fr. government official
- Bonaparte, Napoleon 1769-1821; Fr. military leader & emperor of France (1804-15), born in Corsicain full Napoleon I
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Corsican family, all brothers of Napoleon I, including Joseph (1768-1844), king of Naples (1806-1808) and Spain (1808-1813); Lucien (1775-1840), who disapproved of Napoleon's policies; Louis (1778-1846), who was king of Holland (1806-1810) and fought with Napoleon in Italy (1796-1797) and Egypt (1798-1799); and Jérôme (1784-1860), who was king of Westphalia (1807-1813), fought at Waterloo (1815), became marshal of France (1850), and was president of the senate under Napoleon III.
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