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Bonaparte

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Bo·na·parte  (bn-pärt)
Corsican family, all brothers of Napoleon I, including Joseph (1768-1844), king of Naples (1806-1808) and Spain (1808-1813); Lucien (1775-1840), who disapproved of Napoleon's policies; Louis (1778-1846), who was king of Holland (1806-1810) and fought with Napoleon in Italy (1796-1797) and Egypt (1798-1799); and Jérôme (1784-1860), who was king of Westphalia (1807-1813), fought at Waterloo (1815), became marshal of France (1850), and was president of the senate under Napoleon III.
Bonaparte [ˈbəʊnəˌpɑːt (French) bɔnapart]
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1. (Biographies) See Napoleon I
2. (Biographies / Bonaparte, Jérôme (1784-1860) M, French, POLITICS: head of state) Jérôme (ʒerom), brother of Napoleon I. 1784-1860, king of Westphalia (1807-13)
3. (Biographies / Bonaparte, Joseph (1768-1844) M, French, POLITICS: head of state) Joseph (ʒozɛf), brother of Napoleon I. 1768-1844, king of Naples (1806-08) and of Spain (1808-13)
4. (Biographies / Bonaparte, Louis (1778-1846) M, French, POLITICS: head of state) Louis (lwi), brother of Napoleon I. 1778-1846, king of Holland (1806-10)
5. (Biographies / Bonaparte, Lucien (1775-1840) M, French, POLITICS: head of state) Lucien (lysjɛ̃), brother of Napoleon I. 1775-1840, prince of Canino
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Noun1.BonaparteBonaparte - French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
Little Corporal, Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon I


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"Let Bonaparte know that Bartolomeo di Piombo wishes to speak with him," said the Italian to the captain on duty.
Vendetta by de Balzac, Honore View in context
The latter spared him, and this magnanimity Bonaparte subsequently repaid by death.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
The citizen du Bousquier was one of Barras' familiars; he was on the best of terms with Fouche, stood very well with Bernadotte, and fully expected to become a minister by throwing himself into the party which secretly caballed against Bonaparte until Marengo.
An Old Maid by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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