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 Corsica
in full Napoleon I
See Bonaparte in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bōˈnə-pärtˌ)
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.