House of Bonaparte (en), Bonaparte (de), Maison Bonaparte (fr), Casa Bonaparte (it), Casa de Bonaparte (es)
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The House of Bonaparte is a former imperial and royal European dynasty of Corsican origin. It was founded in 1804 by Napoleon
I, the son of Corsican nobleman Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Buonaparte (née Ramolino). Napoleon was a French military leader
who rose to power during the French Revolution and who, in 1804, transformed the First French Republic into the First French
Empire, five years after his coup d'état of November 1799 (18 Brumaire). Napoleon and the Grande Armée had to fight against
every major European power (except for the ones he was allied with, including Denmark-Norway) and dominated continental Europe
through a series of military victories during the Napoleonic Wars. He installed members of his family on the thrones of client
states, expanding the power of the dynasty.
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