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Born in Ajaccio, 7 January, 1768, he was the eldest son of Charles Bonaparte and Letizia Ramolino. Initially destined for the Law, Joseph was forced by the exile of the Bonapartes from Corsica, after the rift with Paoli , to return to Provence.
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May 29, 2018 · Bonaparte, Joseph (1768–1844) King of Spain (1808–13), b. Corsica. He was the eldest brother of Napoleon I. He participated in the Italian campaign (1797) and later served as diplomat for the First Republic of France. Napoleon made him king of Naples (1806). After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, he resided in the USA (1815–32).
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Bonaparte, Joseph (1768–1844)Joseph Bonaparte (b. 7 January 1768; d. 19 July 1844), king of Spain. The oldest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, Joseph was born into a family of the minor nobility in Corte, Corsica. He became a lawyer in 1788 and held a series of posts in Corsica and, after 1793 ...
Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe di ˌbwɔnaˈparte]; Corsican: Ghjuseppe Nabulione Bonaparte; Spanish: José Napoleón Bonaparte; 7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844) was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844) played a significant role during the Revolution and in the government of his younger brother, Napoleon.
About. Joseph Bonaparte in America is a website to aid in the development of academic knowledge about Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, who lived in Philadelphia, PA, and Bordentown, NJ, 1817-1832, and then 1835-1838 after his return from England. He held the titles of King of Naples and Sicily (1806-1808) and King of Spain (1808-1813, as ...
At nightfall on June 21st, 1813, a French army in full flight, with Allied cavalry harassing its stragglers, jammed the roads from Vitoria north toward the Pyrenees. Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain and French commander, had long since lost control of his forces, and with Count Miot de Melito and others of his household, galloped cross-country ...
