Bo·na·parte (b  n -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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| Noun | 1. |  Bonaparte - French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821) |
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