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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.
- 6 June 1808 – 11 December 1813
- Carlo Buonaparte
- Ferdinand VII
- Letizia Ramolino
Apr 18, 2024 · Joseph Bonaparte (born January 7, 1768, Corte, Corsica—died July 28, 1844, Florence, Tuscany, Italy) was a lawyer, diplomat, soldier, and Napoleon I’s eldest surviving brother, who was successively king of Naples (1806–08) and king of Spain (1808–13).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
BONAPARTE, Joseph. Print. Share it. 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 · World Encyclopedia. Joseph Bonaparte >The French statesman Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), older brother of Napoleon >I [1], was king of Naples from 1806 to 1808 and king of Spain from 1808 to >1813. Joseph Bonaparte was born on Jan. 7, 1768, in Corte, Corsica.
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, in France, where he and his family found refuge after the British seized the island.
Joseph Bonaparte. Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was an elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1806, he crowned him as King of Naples and Sicily and later King of Spain in 1808. Early Life. He was born Giuseppe Buonaparte to Carlo Buonaparte, representative to King Louis XVI 's court. He was educated in Corsica and France and studied law at Pisa.
