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After the fall of Napoleon, Joseph styled himself Comte de Survilliers and emigrated to the United States, where he lived in the Point Breeze estate at Bordentown, New Jersey.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"7 January 1768","date":"1768-01-07"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Corte","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q213555"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"28 July 1844","date":"1844-07-28"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Florence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2044"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q142"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"diplomat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193391"},{"text":"military officer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189290"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Julie Clary","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q235412","start":"1794-08-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Monarch of Spain (6 June 1808 – 11 December 1813)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3847454","start":"1808-06-06","end":"1813-12-11"},{"text":"Head of State of Spain (6 June 1808 – 11 December 1813)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q111703559","start":"1808-06-06","end":"1813-12-11"},{"text":"King of Naples (30 March 1806 – 5 July 1808)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21096118","start":"1806-03-30","end":"1808-07-05"},{"text":"député au Corps législatif (25 December 1799 – 28 January 1800)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28226953","start":"1799-12-25","end":"1800-01-28"},{"text":"Member of the Council of Five Hundred (12 April 1797 – 19 May 1799)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28218611","start":"1797-04-12","end":"1799-05-19"},{"text":"ambassador of France to Italy","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26236548"},{"text":"member of the Sénat conservateur","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21032677"},{"text":"Peer of France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21034738"},{"text":"Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20722965"},{"text":"ambassador of France to the Holy See","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24054661"},{"text":"ambassador of France to the United States","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25293432"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226"},{"text":"Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15117228"},{"text":"Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q893235"},{"text":"Royal Order of the Seraphim","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1331130"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bonaparte","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7726"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Joseph Bonaparte born?","a":"Joseph Bonaparte was born on 7 January 1768 in Corte."},{"q":"What positions has Joseph Bonaparte held?","a":"Positions held by Joseph Bonaparte include: Monarch of Spain (1808–1813); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Joseph Bonaparte (by Wicar).jpg — Jean-Baptiste Wicar, Public domain.","cite":"\"Joseph Bonaparte\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-bonaparte. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-bonaparte","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-bonaparte","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/joseph-bonaparte?lang=ne"}}