Corsican family of Italian origin that gave rise to the Napoleonic dynasty: see
Napoleon I,
Napoleon II, and
Napoleon III. Others were the brothers and sister of Napoleon I:
Joseph (17681844) whom Napoleon made king of Naples in 1806 and of Spain in 1808;
Lucien (17751840) whose handling of the Council of Five Hundred on 10 November 1799 ensured Napoleon's future;
Louis (17781846) the father of Napoleon III, who was made king of Holland 180610; also called (from 1810) comte de Saint Leu;
Caroline (17821839) who married Joachim
Murat in 1800; full name Maria Annunciata Caroline;
Jerome (17841860) made king of Westphalia in 1807.
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