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:- Nobile Maria Gertrude Buonaparte. Married at Ajaccio, 25 June 1763 Nicola Luigi Paravisini, Chancellor of the City of Ajaccio.
- Nobile Sebastiano Buonaparte.
- Nobile Carlo Buonaparte. Married in June 1764, Maria Letizia Ramolino. They were the parents of Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon I of France, Lucien Bonaparte, Elisa Bonaparte, Louis Bonaparte, Pauline Bonaparte, Caroline Bonaparte and Jérôme Bonaparte.
- Nobile Marianna Buonaparte, died young.