Quick Facts
- Born:
- March 29, 1746, Ajaccio, Corsica
- Died:
- Feb. 24, 1785, Montpellier, Fr. (aged 38)
- House / Dynasty:
- Bonaparte family
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Letizia Buonaparte
- daughter Pauline Bonaparte
- daughter Caroline Bonaparte
- daughter Élisa Bonaparte
- son Louis Bonaparte
- son Joseph Bonaparte
- son Napoleon I
- son Jérôme Bonaparte
- son Lucien Bonaparte
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Carlo Maria Buonaparte (1746-1785).
Carlo Maria Buonaparte (1746-1785), Corsican General, father of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1804. Oil on canvas painting by Anne Louis Girodet Trioson, housed in Ajaccio, Hotel de Ville.
Carlo Maria Buonaparte
father of Napoleon
Carlo Maria Buonaparte (born March 29, 1746, Ajaccio, Corsica—died Feb. 24, 1785, Montpellier, Fr.) was the father of Napoleon I.
Buonaparte took a law degree at the University of Pisa and, after the French conquest of Corsica in 1769, became assessor to the royal court for Ajaccio and the neighbouring districts. His restless and dissatisfied nature led him to press or intrigue for other posts and to embark in risky business enterprises that compromised the fortune of his family for many years to come. In 1764 he married Letizia Ramolino.
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