House of Bonaparte

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The House of Bonaparte (originally Buonaparte) is a former European imperial and royal dynasty of Italian origin, that was recognized as noble in France under the Ancien Régime. Although the family traces its lineage to the 13th century, the imperial dynasty was established in 1804 by Napoleon I, who was the son of the French Corsican nobleman Carlo Buonaparte and noblewoman Letizia Ramolino. Napoleon I was a French military leader who rose to power during the French Revolution and who, in 1804, transformed the French First Republic into the First French Empire, five years after his coup d'état of November 1799 (18 Brumaire). Napoleon and the Grande Armée had fought against every major European power (except for the ones he was allied with, such as Denmark-Norway) and dominated much of continental Europe through a series of military victories during the Napoleonic Wars. He installed members of his own family on the thrones of client states, expanding the power of the dynasty. The House...

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