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Bonaparte
Bonaparte , Ital. Buonaparte , family name of Napoleon I , emperor of the French. Parentage Napoleon's father, Carlo Buonaparte, 1746-85, a petty Corsican nobleman, was a lawyer in Ajaccio. He supported (1768-69) Pasquale Paoli , then changed sides and became one of the staunchest leaders of... Read more |
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Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte The French statesman Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), older brother of Napoleon I, was king of Naples from 1806 to 1808 and king of Spain from 1808 to 1813. Joseph Bonaparte was born on Jan. 7, 1768, in Corte, Corsica. He was the third child of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia... Read more |
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Louis Bonaparte
Louis Bonaparte The French statesman Louis Bonaparte (1778-1846), younger brother of Napoleon I, was king of Holland from 1806 to 1810. Louis Bonaparte was born at Ajaccio, Corsica, on Sept. 2, 1778, the seventh child of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino. He received a military education... Read more |
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Charles Joseph Bonaparte
BONAPARTE, CHARLES JOSEPH Charles Joseph Bonaparte, who served as U.S. attorney general under president theodore roosevelt, was one of the organizers of the Civic Reform League and the National Municipal League, and he helped to found a Special Agents Force within the justice department that was... Read more |
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Emperor of France Napoleon I
Napoléon Bonaparte 1769-1821 BIBLIOGRAPHY Napoléon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, to a noble family of modest means, the second of eight children of Carlo and Letizia Buonaparte. He studied a... Read more |
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defence of Acre
Acre, defence of, 1799. Bonaparte, in Egypt, advanced into Syria to menace the Turks, then in alliance with Britain. Sir Sidney Smith flung troops and guns into the fort of Acre, which resisted the French for two months. Bonaparte attempted to represent the rebuff as a great victory, explaining... Read more |
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battle of Pyramids
battle of Pyramids July, 1798, during the French Revolutionary Wars, battle fought between the French forces under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Egyptian Mamluks led by Murad Bey. Napoleon's victory gave the French access to Cairo and brief control over Egypt .... Read more |
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Consulate
Consulate 1799-1804, in French history, form of government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9-10, 1799), which ended the Directory . Three consuls were appointed to rule France—Napoleon Bonaparte (see Napoleon I ), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès , and Roger Ducos.... Read more |
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Borghese
Borghese , Roman noble family, originally of Siena. It produced one pope, Paul V , several cardinals, and many prominent citizens. The Borghese were noted patrons of arts and letters. Scipione Cardinal Borghese built the fine Villa Borghese in Rome. Camillo Borghese, a general under Napoleon I,... Read more |
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Brumaire
Brumaire , second month of the French Revolutionary calendar . The coup of 18 (actually 18-19) Brumaire (Nov. 9-10, 1799), engineered chiefly by Sieyès, overthrew the Directory and established the Consulate under Napoleon. It nearly failed because of Napoleon's inept conduct at the... Read more |
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Bonaparte, Napoleon
Bonaparte, Napoleon See Napoleon I |
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Bonaparte, Louis
Bonaparte, Louis (1778–1846) King of Holland (1806–10), brother of Napoleon I and father of Napoleon III. He accompanied his... |
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Bonaparte, Joseph
Bonaparte, Joseph (1768–1844) King of Spain (1808–13), b. Corsica. He was the eldest brother of Napoleon I. He participated... |
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Acre, defence of
Acre, defence of, 1799. Bonaparte, in Egypt, advanced into Syria to menace the Turks, then in...the fort of Acre, which resisted the French for two months. Bonaparte attempted to represent the rebuff as a great victory, explaining... |
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penis
...continuing fascination with the posthumously disembodied and preserved penis of Napolean Bonaparte? Having passed through at least nine sets of hands since Bonaparte's death, the emperor's penis now allegedly belongs to an American urologist... |
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Golden Boy
...Clifford Odets. [Belasco Theatre, 250 perf.] Although Joe Bonaparte ( Luther Adler) knows his father ( Morris Carnovsky) wants him to become...1964 musical version of the same title in which Italian Joe Bonaparte became African‐American Joe Wellington ( Sammy Davis Jr... |
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Charles IV
...1819) King of Spain (1788–1808), son and successor of Charles III. Unable to cope with the upheavals of Napoleon Bonaparte, Charles virtually turned over government to his wife María Luisa and her lover Manuel de Godoy. Godoy formed an alliance... |
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France, Undeclared Naval War with
...250,000 in presents. Pinckney's famous response—“[N]o; no; not a sixpence”—came just as Napoleon Bonaparte's army defeated the Austrians in Italy. Contemplating France's control of Western Europe, John Marshall commented that... |
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Moratín, Leandro Fernández de
...defends a woman's right to choose for husband the man she loves. Leandro, who was exiled from Spain for supporting Joseph Bonaparte, lived in France for some years. He was a great admirer of Molière, and made excellent though somewhat free translations... |
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Paris, treaty of
...the victorious allies (Austria, Great Britain, Portugal, Prussia, Russia, Spain, and Sweden) on 30 May. Napoleon Bonaparte had abdicated on 6 April and the allies wished to offer a generous peace to help the restored king, Louis XVIII. France... |
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Bonaparte
Bonaparte •apart, apparat, art, baht, Bart, Barthes, cart, carte, chart, clart...kart •pushcart • dustcart • rampart •forepart • underpart • Bonaparte •counterpart • Bundesrat • Robsart •Mozart • Hallstatt • kick... |
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Napoleon I
Napoleon I (or Napoléon Bonaparte) (1769–1821) Emperor of the French (1804–14). Born...fleet at the Battle of the Nile (1798), prevented this plan. Bonaparte returned to France (1799) and joined a conspiracy with Emmanuel... |
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Réunion
...Île Mascareigne, Île Bourbon, Île de la Réunion, Île Bonaparte Department of Réunion (Département de la Réunion...with those in Paris in 1792. In 1801–10 it was known as Bonaparte Island after Napoleon†, but in 1810 the island was captured... |
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lumpenproletariat
...flotsam of society’ (see The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, 1852). They were a ‘class fraction’ in that they constituted the political power-base for Louis Bonaparte in 1848. Here, the financial aristocracy of Louis-Philippe... |
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Napoleon
Napoleon the name of three rulers of France, of the Bonaparte dynasty established by the Corsican-born Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), emperor 1804–14 and 1815.The name Napoleon is used particularly in allusion to someone who has... |
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napoleonic warfare
...early 19th century as a result of the campaigns of Napoleon Bonaparte between 1799 and 1815. Not all of the changes in the art of war during the Napoleonic era can be attributed to Bonaparte, but he instituted many organizational and tactical innovations... |
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Acre, defence of
Acre, defence of, 1799. Bonaparte, in Egypt, advanced into Syria to menace the Turks, then in alliance...Acre, which resisted the French for two months. Three months later Bonaparte abandoned his men and sailed back to France. |
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Napoleon III
Napoleon III (or Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (1808–73) Emperor of the French (1852–70). He...Hortense de Beauharnais stepdaughter of NAPOLEON I and Louis Bonaparte (1778–1846), brother of Napoleon I and King of Holland... |
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apparat
...Bernhardt • handcart •Descartes • dogcart • go-kart •pushcart • dustcart • rampart •forepart • underpart • Bonaparte •counterpart • Bundesrat • Robsart •Mozart • Hallstatt • kick-start •push-start • upstart |
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Bundesrat
...Bernhardt • handcart •Descartes • dogcart • go-kart •pushcart • dustcart • rampart •forepart • underpart • Bonaparte •counterpart • Bundesrat • Robsart •Mozart • Hallstatt • kick-start •push-start • upstart |
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seabird
...Arctic tern Atlantic puffin auk auklet baccalieu bird bawk black guillemotblack skimmer black tern black-footed albatross Bonaparte's gull boobybrown noddybrown pelican bull birdcahow Cassin's auklet common murre cormorant crow duck double-crested... |
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Bonaparte reflects on his first year.(PROFILE)(Norton Bonaparte, Jr.)(Reprint)
City manager Norton Bonaparte, Jr., says native Topekans don...to see Topeka as being 'OK,'" Bonaparte said. "But those who moved away...Topeka as a great place to live." Bonaparte said he feels that same sense of enthusiasm... |
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Conquering new territory by getting plugged in: Bonaparte cabling firm...
Last year, William Bonaparte Jr. paid $2,500 at his Rotary...lines the city already owns. Mr. Bonaparte thus proved it pays to get plugged...business in Chicago. This week, Bonaparte Corp., one of the city's largest... |
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KIN OF ``THE GREAT BONAPARTE'' STOPPED HERE FOR OYSTERS.(LOCAL)
...relatives - his younger brother, Jerome Bonaparte (1784-1860), and his nephew, Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (1808-1873), who became Napoleon...early part of the 19th century. Jerome Bonaparte stopped over in Norfolk briefly in July... |
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AUST EXPLORER MINEMAKERS TAKES OVER BONAPARTE DIAMONDS MINES.
...control of marine phosphate mining hopeful Bonaparte Diamonds Mines NL (ASX:BON), beating...Minemakers on Friday increased its stake in Bonaparte to 50.5 per cent, from 49.6 per...4.46 per cent, at 58.5 cents and Bonaparte fell half a cent, or 8.33 per cent... |
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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BONAPARTE.(Obit)
Esther M. Bonaparte October 9, 2005 Mrs. Esther Margaret Bonaparte, aged 90 years, passed quietly at the St. Joseph...homemaker and the beloved wife of the late Hubert Bonaparte. Born October 24, 1914, daughter of Agnes Cree... |
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HOME RUN: LAKE BONAPARTE A BIG HIT WITH ANGLERS.(Sports)(Column)
...In the case of Lewis County's Lake Bonaparte, the Department of Environmental Conservation...stock it again." On the other hand, Bonaparte's lake trout are doing just fine...lake trout up to 32 inches long in Lake Bonaparte, and Flack suspects even bigger ones... |
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No sign of an end to bonaparte's journey
...has been a frustrating time for Roger Bonaparte. Enjoyment and enthusiasm remain as...Peninsula League until January 7 but Bonaparte is not one for sitting on the sidelines...manager at Torridge District Council, Bonaparte commuted from Plymouth to Bideford before... |
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CLAUDE BONAPARTE II, 65; EX-STATE ENGINEER.(CAPITAL REGION)
...Services were held Saturday for Claude A. Bonaparte II, 65, formerly of Guilderland, who...Roman Catholic Church in Westmere. Mr. Bonaparte was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Bonaparte lived in Chincoteague, Va., for a time... |
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Charles J. Bonaparte Honored With U.S. Postmark; Through the Efforts of...
...1908, through the effort of Charles J.Bonaparte, under President Theodore Roosevelt...aPresident's Cabinet.Charles J. Bonaparte born in Baltimore, Maryland on June...President TheodoreRoosevelt recognized Bonaparte and in 1902, named him to a commissioninvestigating... |
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Solidcore Names Anne Bonaparte as President and CEO
...14-2008 Solidcore Names Anne Bonaparte as President and CEOWIRELESS NEWS-May 14, 2008-Solidcore Names Anne Bonaparte as President and CEO (C)2008...announced the appointment of Anne Bonaparte as president and chief executive... |
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