Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte


Nobile Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte or Giuseppe Maria di Buonaparte was a Corsican politician, best known as the paternal grandfather of Napoleon I of France.

Early life

He was the son of and his wife Maria Anna Tusoli. According to a genealogy requested by Maria Saveria Paravicini, wife of Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte, Buonaparte was a descendant of William IX of Montferrat and Borso d'Este.

Career

In 1749, Giuseppe was the Delegate who represented the City of Ajaccio in the Council of Corte.

Marriages and children

On 5 March 1741 at Ajaccio, Giuseppe married his first wife Nobile Maria Saveria Paravicini. She was a daughter of two Nobile, Giuseppe Maria Paravicini and Anna Maria Salineri. Both her parents were members of the nobility of the Republic of Genoa. They had at least four children:
Maria predeceased her husband, and he married secondly Maria Virginia Alata, a daughter of Domenico Alata. This marriage was probably childless.