Bonaparte

Bonaparte bō´nəpärt [key], Ital. Buonapartebwōnäpär´tā [key], family name of Napoleon I, emperor of the French.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Parentage
• Napoleon's Siblings
• Later Generations
• Bibliography

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