Bonaparte, Joseph, 1768-1844

Joseph Bonaparte (Giuseppe di Buonaparte) was born on January 7, 1768, in Corte, the capital of the Corsican Republic, to Carlo Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino. He was the older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was a diplomat, statesman, and lawyer. His brother, while Emperor, made Joseph the King of Naples (1806) where he ruled until he became King of Spain and the Indies (1808) where he ruled until 1813. After the end of Napoleon’s reign, Joseph I changed his title to Comte de Survilliers and emigrated to America. He lived at the Point Breeze estate in Bordentown, New Jersey. He died on July 28, 1844, in Florence, Italy and is interred in Les Invalides in Paris.