Pauline Bonaparte

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Pauline’s Bed

Shortly before her marriage to the Italian Prince Camillo Borghese Pauline Bonaparte bought the Paris residence of the Dukes of

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Napoleon’s Family

Letizia Bonaparte Carlo_Buonaparte Napoleon, originally known as Napoleone, was the second eldest of Carlo and Letizia Buonaparte’s eight surviving children.

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Joseph Bonaparte

Napoleon made Joseph King of Naples and then King of Spain. During the Revolution Joseph had married Julie Clary, daughter

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Lucien Bonaparte

Lucien was politically active before Napoleon and played an important part in initially bringing Napoleon to power. However Napoleon did

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Elisa Bonaparte

During Napoleon’s initial campaign in Italy, Elisa married a nobleman from Corsica. At that stage Napoleon was just a general,

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Louis Bonaparte

Louis Bonaparte Louis married Josephine’s daughter Hortense. Napoleon made Louis King of Holland for a period of four years. When

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Caroline Bonaparte

Caroline married Joachim Murat, one of Napoleon’s generals. Napoleon made them King and Queen of Naples after he moved his

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Jérôme Bonaparte

At 19 Jérôme had run off to America where he married the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Napoleon did not

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Pauline was Napoleon’s favourite sister. She married one of his Generals who died of yellow fever five years later. Within