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Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe di ˌbwɔnaˈparte]; Corsican: Ghjuseppe Napulione 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 (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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Napoleon’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte, initially a merchant, rose to become king of Naples and Spain. DNA studies have revealed that Napoleon III, presumed nephew of Napoleon I, did not share a biological connection with his uncle hinting towards a different patrilineal descent.
Jérôme-Napoléon Bonaparte (born Girolamo Buonaparte; 15 November 1784 – 24 June 1860) was the youngest brother of Napoleon I and reigned as Jerome Napoleon I (formally Hieronymus Napoleon in German), King of Westphalia, between 1807 and 1813.
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.
May 29, 2018 · 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).
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At the end of the campaign, Napoleon informed his brother that he was about to take the kingdom of Naples: “I have appointed you my Lieutenant Commander in Chief of the Armée de Naples. Leave forty-eight hours after receiving this letter […]. Take the uniform of a Général de division.”
