Entry
Joseph Bonaparte — King of Naples then of Spain, elder brother of Napoleon I, 1768–1844
Elder brother of Napoleon I, he lived between the United States and Italy after the fall of the Empire. (Editorial synthesis)
Joseph Bonaparte’s father was Carlo Buonaparte. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Joseph Bonaparte’s mother was Letizia Ramolino. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Joseph Bonaparte married Julie Clary (since 1794). (source: Larousse)
7 siblings are recorded for Joseph Bonaparte: Napoleon I, Lucien Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pauline Bonaparte, Caroline Bonaparte, and Jérôme Bonaparte. (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Recorded office of Joseph Bonaparte: throne of Naples (from 1806 to 1808). (source: Fondation Napoléon)
Joseph Bonaparte was born on 7 January 1768. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Joseph Bonaparte was born in Corte. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Joseph Bonaparte died on 28 July 1844. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Joseph Bonaparte died in Florence. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
Answers are drawn from a corpus established and verified by an editorial team; each one shows its source.
When a piece of information is not in that collection, the encyclopedia says so rather than inventing it — that principle is what makes every answer it does give trustworthy.