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Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's American.(estate of former king in New Jersey; art, furniture collections )
On ornament to society (1) was the way Napoleon I (r. 1804-1815) described his older brother Joseph Bonaparte (P1. II). Although this description had an edge to it, since Joseph Bonaparte had not been the ambitious ruler Napoleon had hoped for, it accurately forecast the nature of the older Bonaparte's life in the United States. After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and subsequent surrender to the English aboard the HMS Bellerophon, Joseph Bonaparte set sail for exile in the new world, and for a life in which he and his art collection truly became ornaments to society.
In 1816 Joseph Bonaparte, the ex-king of Naples and of Spain, bought an estate called ...
- Antiques.(former king Joseph Bonaparte in United States; visit of American...
- Magazine article from: The Magazine Antiques October 1, 2002 700+ words
...his aides the idea of escaping to the United States. In June 1815 the emperor's brother...that Napoleon "will depart for the United States...where all of us will join him...Atlantic. But Napoleon did bestow on the United States an opportunity for hospitality to his...
- Joseph Bonaparte. (Born: 1768)
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
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- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
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- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Joseph Bonaparte. (The first authorized portrait ever published in America.)
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Attorney-General [Charles Joseph] Bonaparte.
- Picture from: NYPL Digital Gallery unknown January 1, 1934 700+ words
- Spain and the Independence of the United States: An Intrinsic Gift.(Book Review)
- Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History Fabel, Robin F.A. November 1, 2003 700+ words
...away from the suppression of revolution in what became the United States of America. While helping the revolutionaries the Spanish...he thinks that Napoleon obtained Louisiana as a gift from Joseph Bonaparte when the latter was king of Spain. Though flawed by such...
- United States Uranium Mining Industry Analysis and Forecasts to 2015.
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire July 8, 2009 700+ words
...2009-Research and Markets: United States Uranium Mining Industry Analysis...researchandmarkets.com/research/70b97f/united_states_uran) has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "United States Uranium Mining Industry Analysis...
Source: HighBeam Research, Point Breeze: Joseph Bonaparte's American.(estate of former king in...