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	Charles Joseph Bonaparte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Charles Joseph Bonaparte (June 9, 1851–June 28, 1921) was a grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte (the youngest brother of the French emperor Napoleon I), and a member of the United States Cabinet.
		Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of Jérôme Napoleon Bonaparte (1805-1870) and Susan May Williams (1812-1881), from whom the American line of the Bonaparte family descended.
		Bonaparte died in Bella Vista, Baltimore County, Maryland and is interred at Baltimore's Loudon Park Cemetery.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles_Joseph_Bonaparte (307 words)

	Joseph Bonaparte - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Naples, King of Spain (January 7, 1768 – July 28, 1844) was the elder brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I, who made him King of Naples (1806–1808) and King of Spain (1808–1813).
		Bonaparte was born Giuseppe Nabulion Buonaparte to Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino at Corte in Corsica.
		Joseph Bonaparte died in Florence, Italy and is buried in Les Invalides building complex in Paris.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joseph_Bonaparte (447 words)

	BONAPARTE - LoveToKnow Article on BONAPARTE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		As neither Joseph nor Napoleon had a male heir, the eldest brother, whose ideas of primogeniture were very strict, claimed to be recognized as heir, while Napoleon wished to recognize the son of Louis Bonaparte.
		Joseph took this step in April 1811, and proceeded to Paris in order to extort better terms, or offer his abdication; but he had to return with a monthly subsidy of 500,000 francs and the promise that the army of the centre (the smallest of the five French frmies) should be under his control.
		NAPOLEON JOSEPH CHARLES PAUL, commonly known as Prince Napoleon, or by the sobriquet of Plon-Plon,i (1822-1891), was the second son.
	7.1911encyclopedia.org /B/BO/BONAPARTE.htm (7199 words)

	NAPOLEON I. - LoveToKnow Article on NAPOLEON I. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bonapart further brushed aside a frankly democratic constitution pro posed by Daunou, and intimidated his opponents in the join commission by a threat that he would himself draft a constitutio and propose it to the people in a mass vote.
		Bonapartes powers were subsequently extended in the years 1802, 1804 and 1807; but it is clear that autocracy was practically established by his own action in the secret commission of 1799.
		Joseph Bonaparte was now advised to take the throne of Naples, and without any undue haggling as to terms, for those who will not rise with me shall no longer be of my family.
	25.1911encyclopedia.org /N/NA/NAPOLEON_I_.htm (21637 words)

	Joseph Bonaparte at Point Breeze
		Napoleon Bonaparte was deposed as ruler of his country and sent to the island of Elba in disgrace.
		Joseph took only a suitcase of jewels with him, deciding it was safer to bury the remainder, with his gold, on the grounds of his Swiss hideaway.
		Joseph Bonaparte built himself a mansion on a bluff overlooking the lake and Crosswicks Creek.
	flatrock.org.nz /topics/new_jersey/new_jerseys_ex_king.htm (2524 words)

	Joseph Bonaparte Biography / Biography of Joseph Bonaparte Biography
		The French statesman Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), older brother of Napoleon I, was king of Naples from 1806 to 1808 and king of Spain from 1808 to 1813.
		Joseph Bonaparte was born on Jan. 7, 1768, in Corte, Corsica.
		Although Joseph did all within his power to win over the Spanish people--he tried to learn the language, attended bullfights, professed devotion to the Catholic religion, and attempted to discipline the French army--they refused to accept a Bonaparte, as they had refused a Bourbon a hundred years earlier.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-joseph-bonaparte (585 words)

	Charles Joseph Bonaparte Biography / Biography of Charles Joseph Bonaparte World of Criminal Justice Biography
		Bonaparte, a prominent civic reformer, was the grandson of Jerome Bonaparte, the youngest brother of the French emperor Napoleon I. Bonaparte is best remembered for creating an office in the Department of Justice for criminal investigation, which later evolved into the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
		Bonaparte was born on June 9, 1851, in Baltimore, Maryland.
		Bonaparte had become frustrated with using Secret Service agents, who were under the control of the chief of the Secret Service, to conduct investigations.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-charles-joseph-bonaparte-cri (583 words)

	Chapter 1 - Joseph Bonaparte
		JOSEPH, the eldest of the brothers, was born at Ajaccio, January 7th, 1768.
		He studied at the university of Pisa, and was designed for the law; but the invasion of Corsica by the English, in 1793, compelled the whole family to seek refuge in France.
		An imperial decree announced that the king of Naples "had ceased to reign," and Joseph was placed at the head of the army destined to invade that kingdom.
	www.napoleonic-literature.com /Book_23/Chapter01-Joseph.htm (1284 words)

	Joseph Bonaparte
		BONAPARTE, Joseph, king of Spain; born in Corte, Corsica, 7 January 1768; died in Florence, Italy, 28 July 1844.
		He was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, became an advocate in Corsica, and was an early supporter of the French revolution.
		BONAPARTE, Joseph, king of Spain, born in Corte.
	www.famousamericans.net /josephbonaparte (1195 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Napoleon Bonaparte
		While Bonaparte was expressing himself thus, the Councils of the Five Hundred and the Ancients were passing a law to recall, amnesty, and restore to their civil and political rights the priests who had refused to take the oath of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy.
		On the other hand, though Bonaparte had at first been extremely irritated by the allocution of 24 May, 1802, in which Pius VII demanded the revision of the Organic Articles, he ended by allowing it to be published in the "Moniteur" as a diplomatic document.
		The proclamation of Bonaparte as consul for life (August, 1802) increased in him the sense of his responsibility towards the religion of the country, and in Pius VII the desire to be on good terms with a personage who was advancing with such long strides towards omnipotence.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10687a.htm (11597 words)

	The Bonaparte Connection--Page 2
		Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), eldest of Napoleon's brothers, was placed on the throne of Naples and the Two Sicilies and then proclaimed King of Spain and the Indies (1808).
		Joseph Hopkinson (1770-1842), congressman, jurist, and author of "Hail Columbia" maintained a country residence at Bordentown, NJ, and became a close advisor, friend, and eventual executor of Joseph Bonaparte, Comte de Survilliers.
		Joseph Bonaparte had several portraits of his brother and the Princess Catherine at "Point Breeze." This one he gave to Mrs.
	www.philaathenaeum.org /bonaparte/page2.html (360 words)

	Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's American - estate of former king in New Jersey; art, furniture collections Magazine ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and subsequent surrender to the English aboard the HMS Bellerophon, Joseph Bonaparte set sail for exile in the new world, and for a life in which he and his art collection truly became ornaments to society.
		Joseph Bonaparte's attributes stood him in good stead in his initial attempt to establish himself in the United States, where animosity to Napoleon was often quite strong.
		As a private man, M. Joseph was very fine; he was intelligent and spirited [perhaps a discreet reference to his charm with women], he loved letters and arts; and to those excellent qualities was joined an amiable and loyal character.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1026/is_4_162/ai_92545137 (480 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Joseph Bonaparte
		Bonaparte, Charles Joseph BONAPARTE, CHARLES JOSEPH [Bonaparte, Charles Joseph] 1851-1921, U.S. cabinet official, b.
		Early Life The son of Carlo and Letizia Bonaparte (or Buonaparte; see under Bonaparte, family), young Napoleon was sent (1779) to French military schools at Brienne and Paris.
		NapoleÃ³n Bonaparte una biografÃa Ãntima: admirado y repudiado al mismo tiempo, NapoleÃ³n se ha convertido en una figura enormemente controvertida de la historia de Francia y aun del mundo occidental.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Joseph+Bonaparte (656 words)

	H-France Reviews
		Throughout her discussion, Stroud makes use of previously unused or little-used sources to shed greater light on the dilemma of Joseph’s exile: his contentment with his life as a country gentleman, and his longing to be reunited with his family and to return to France.
		Joseph’s presence could have been the cause for a diplomatic incident between the United States and the new Bourbon government in France.
		Joseph’s subsequent meeting with Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, the future Napoleon III, proved less than inspiring (and his nephew’s bungled attempt to overthrow the July monarchy in 1836 ended any hopes Joseph had of returning to France or even visiting his family on the European continent).
	www.h-france.net /vol5reviews/hanley.html (1434 words)

	Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's Home in America
		Joseph Bonaparte sailed incognito aboard the American brig "Commerce" to New York.
		Joseph Bonaparte finally settled in New Jersey under the name of the Count de Survilliers (Americans tended to call him Mr.
		This house was partly destroyed by fire in 1820 (local rumor had it that a Russian lady set the fire)and a new house was erected with an art gallery (with paintings by Murillo, Rubens, Canaletto, Velasquez, and Da Vinci, as well as Gerard and Vernet), library, state dining room and grand staircase.
	www.napoleon-series.org /research/biographies/c_joseph.html (452 words)

	Napoleon Bonaparte's Family : Brother : Joseph Bonaparte
		Napoleon's older brother, Joseph was a good politician and skillful diplomat, serving in the Cinq-Cents and as France's ambassador to Rome.
		Forced, by Napoleon, to relinquish the throne in favour of Marshal Murat - Caroline Bonaparte's husband - he then became King of Spain.
		His enlightened views on governing were shattered by a disastrous series of military campaigns in the Peninsula and, after defeat at Vitoria, he fled for France.
	www.napoleonguide.com /family_joseph.htm (107 words)

	Joseph Bonaparte and the Jersey Devil - A New Jersey Legend from American Folklore
		Joseph Bonaparte, the brother of Napoleon, was the King of Spain.
		Joseph purchased eight-hundred acres at Bordentown, New Jersey because it was between the two great sea ports of New York and Philadelphia.
		Bonaparte was impressed by the story of the Jersey Devil, and thereafter kept a lookout for the fabulous creature whenever he went hunting.
	www.americanfolklore.net /folktales/nj6.html (423 words)

	What's in a Name #4: Lake Bonaparte - York Staters
		I first heard of Joseph while studying Spanish history; he has gone down in Spanish history as "Pepe Botella" (Joe Bottle) and was famous for incompetence and drunkeness.
		A few years later (1808), Joseph was "promoted" to throne of Spain, a move of hubris to which Napoleon later traced his downfall.
		However, Joseph was still on the loose and seeking a place of refuge.
	yorkstaters.blogspot.com /2006/03/whats-in-name-4-lake-bonaparte.html (1264 words)

	Royalty.nu - The Royal History of France - The Bonapartes
		About Joseph Bonaparte, who was king of Naples from 1806 to 1808, and king of Spain from 1808 to 1813.
		The Gentle Bonaparte: A Biography of Joseph, Napoleon's Elder Brother by Owen Connelly.
		Charles-Lucien was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte and a well-known naturalist.
	www.royalty.nu /Europe/France/Bonaparte (404 words)

	The Bonaparte Connection--Page 1
		His early career was supported by Joseph Bonaparte, Nicholas Biddle, Emily Hopkinson, and members of the European diplomatic service who were resident in Philadelphia.
		Joseph Hopkinson by Joseph Bonaparte prior to his departure from "Point Breeze." It descended to Miss Emily G. Hopkinson from whom the donor acquired it for presentation to the Athenæum.
		These scraps of fabric--said to be a "Piece of Madame [sic.] Joseph Bonaparte's curtains," were preserved by the Bordentown Library as souvenirs taken when the furnishings of "Point Breeze" were sold at public auction in 1847.
	www.philaathenaeum.org /bonaparte/page1.html (983 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Bonaparte, Charles Joseph (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		BONAPARTE, CHARLES JOSEPH [Bonaparte, Charles Joseph] 1851-1921, U.S. cabinet official, b.
		Baltimore; grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte and Elizabeth Patterson.
		Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's American.(estate of former king in New Jersey; art, furniture collections)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/BonapartCJ.asp (373 words)

	Bonaparte Charles Joseph - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Bonaparte Charles Joseph - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Bonaparte, Charles Joseph (1851-1921), American public official who was the grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte, youngest brother of the French emperor...
		Bonaparte, Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul, called Prince Napoleon, or Plon-Plon (1822-1891), son of Jérôme Bonaparte, born in Trieste, Italy.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Bonaparte_Charles_Joseph.html (107 words)

	Maryland Historical Society Library: Charles Joseph Bonaparte, 1851-1921, MS.141 - Finding Aid
		From 1890 on Bonaparte was a member of the Indian Rights Association; in September 1902 he was appointed to the Board of Indian Affairs; in September 1903 he accepted a commission as Special Inspector of the Indian Territory.
		The majority of these letters are from Bonaparte to his wife, Ellen C. Bonaparte and are made up chiefly of personal notes, comments on family members, servants, neighbors, etc. These letters to Mrs.
		Bonaparte, mostly taken from those received by Charles J. Bonaparte while he was Secretary of the Navy and Attorney General.
	www.mdhs.org /library/Mss/ms000141.html (896 words)

	Charles Joseph Bonaparte
		Napoleon II - Napoleon II, 1811–32, son of Napoleon I and Marie Louise, known as the king of Rome...
		Bonaparte: Later Generations - Later Generations Of the second generation of the family the most important was Louis Bonaparte's...
		Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte With A Sketch Of Josephine: Chapter III.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0808216.html (325 words)

	Knights_of_the_Golden_Fleece_Napoleonic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		King Joseph was sovereign of the Order from 18 September 1809 following the forced abdication of both King Charles and Ferdinand while the "guests" of Napoleon.
		Those nominated by King Joseph Bonaparte were treated as traitors and were never considered to have been legally nominated.
		Joseph was originally appointed a Knight of the Order in 1805 by King Charles IV, along with Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Joseph Cardinal Fresch, Prince Murat and Prince Eugene de Beauharnais, and so his removal by Ferdinand had to be based on his being a "traitor" to his sovereign of the Order.
	www.antiquesatoz.com /sgfleece/bonapart.htm (261 words)

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