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Napoleonic Spain was the part of Spain loyal to Joseph I during the Peninsular War (1808–1813), forming a Bonapartist client state officially known as the Kingdom of Spain after the country was partially occupied by forces of the First French Empire.
- Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic)
The Kingdom of Spain (1808-1813) was an empire founded in...
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The history of Spain dates to contact between the pre-Roman...
- Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic)
Early history. Roman Hispania. Early Middle Ages. Middle Ages. Early modern period. Peninsular War. Absolutist restoration. Reign of Isabella II. Sexenio Democrático.
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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).
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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.
Introduction. Throughout the centuries, many traumatic actions shaped European countries’ history an d civilisation, but none is more complicated than the French invasion and occupation of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars (1808 to 1814).
