Who Was Charles Joseph Bonaparte?
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
United States
March 20, 2017 1:02am CST
You might have already guessed that Charles Joseph Bonaparte is in some way related to Napoleon Bonaparte and you would be correct. He was the grandnephew of Napoleon.
However, he has another claim to fame. Charles Joseph Bonaparte was the attorney general under President Theodore Roosevelt and he was also the FOUNDER of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation.)
The photo is Theodore Roosevelt by Pixabay
Who knew?
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@topffer (42155)
• France
20 Mar 17
The American branch of the Bonaparte family is something interesting. He was the grandson of Jérôme Bonaparte and Elisabeth Patterson. Napoleon never approved their marriage and canceled it. The family of Jérôme is actually the head of the Bonaparte family and would be the ruling imperial family ; the American branch, that is disappeared now, was authorized by Napoleon III to wear the name Bonaparte but not to take part to the imperial succession.
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@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
20 Mar 17
Thanks for the additional information. I was going to look further into it and I still may but I do appreciate your FRENCH connection. 
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@topffer (42155)
• France
20 Mar 17
@IreneVincent Yes, you should, it is a love story with not a happy end because of Napoleon. He removed Jérôme from the succession during a few years and forbid to his American wife to land with him in France and she was also refused to land in the Netherlands. She finally gave birth to their child in England and returned in the USA. Napoleon did the same with his brother Lucien, but Lucien refused to leave his wife and he has been removed from the imperial succession.
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@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
20 Mar 17
@topffer added some information about the American connection.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
20 Mar 17
That is so interesting, I had never heard of him.
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@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
20 Mar 17
Its always a good thing to learn something new. I want to learn a little bit more about him and I see that @topffer has added some information.
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@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
23 Mar 17
@IreneVincent oh i just remembered that line from Tom Hanks' movie The Terminal.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
20 Mar 17
That is an odd bit of trivia. Jerome must have emigrated to escape Napoleon's disapproval.
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@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
20 Mar 17
@topffer offered some insight on the American connection. I appreciate that too.
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@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
20 Mar 17
It's good to learn things. I try to learn something new every day. And I love sharing it on myLot
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