Jérôme Bonaparte

Napoleon I's brother (1784–1860)

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Lived 1784–1860, aged 76France
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  • Era
    1784–1860
    Aged 76
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Updated 2026-06-09

The baby brother handed a kingdom. Jérôme Bonaparte got Westphalia at twenty-two because Napoleon needed a throne filled, then spent six years draining its treasury while the empire crumbled around him.

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Born Girolamo Buonaparte in November 1784, Jérôme was Napoleon's youngest sibling and the one who tested familial patience hardest. A botched naval career nearly sparked war with Britain over a West Indies incident. In 1807 his brother made him King of Westphalia anyway; he reigned as Hieronymus Napoleon until 1813, leaving the state coffers empty and his personal debts for others to cover. During the 1812 invasion of Russia, his failure to provide expected military support contributed to tens of thousands of deaths. After the family's forced exile in 1815, he alone managed to return to France…

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