BONAPARTE, JOSEPH
\bˈɒnɐpˌɑːt], \bˈɒnɐpˌɑːt], \b_ˈɒ_n_ɐ_p_ˌɑː_t]\
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(1768-1844), King of Spain, elder brother of Napoleon, was made King of Spain by Napoleon in 1808, but left it after his defeat by Wellington at Vittoria. He came to the United States after Waterloo and, except for a brief period, lived till 1841 in Bordentown. N. J., where he was very popular.
By John Franklin Jameson
