House of Bonaparte

The Bonaparte ( Buonaparte actually ) were originally a patrician family from Sarzana, which is detectable since 1529 in Ajaccio (Corsica ), and since 1567 there has its headquarters. Since the coronation of Napoleon I in 1804, she held the rank of the French imperial family. With the conquests of Napoleon, the members of his family have also been installed in other states as sovereign.