Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte · Jean-Baptiste Wicar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Person

Joseph Bonaparte

1768 – 1844 · aged 76

Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)

Born
7 Jan 1768 · Corte
Died
28 Jul 1844 · Florence

Life timeline

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Showing 87 years
  1. 7 Jan 1768BornBorn in Corte
  2. 1806 – 1808RoleKing of Naples
  3. 1808 – 1813RoleHead of State of Spain
  4. 1808 – 1813RoleMonarch of Spain
  5. 28 Jul 1844DiedDied in Florence

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1768 – 1844).

  1. 1789 – 1799French Revolution
  2. 1812 – 1815War of 1812
  3. 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna

Biography

Joseph Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, Italian: [dʒuˈzɛppe di ˌbwɔnaˈparte]; Corsican: Ghjuseppe Bonaparte; Spanish: José Bonaparte; 7 January 1768 – 28 July 1844), regnal name José I, was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. In 1806, Napoleon made him King of Naples, and then King of Spain and the Indies in 1808. After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers and emigrated to the United States, where he lived in the Point Breeze estate at Bordentown, New Jersey.

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