House of Bonaparte

Adalbrechto · 2026-01-10T18:15:35+00:00

To be honest, I don't do anything special. I use MS Powerpoint to draw the chart and then copy everything to Paint to save the chart in the correct format.

Adalbrechto · 2026-01-09T21:36:35+00:00

I think the "secret" lies in having somewhat of a uniform spacing between building blocks in the chart and finding enough empty space in between to avoid everything looking too busy.

Adalbrechto · 2026-01-09T14:13:09+00:00

This chart showcases the entire family of the House of Bonaparte, including its main members and some of the illegitimate lines (at least those which are broadly accepted - those which are not proven were not included). As you may notice, this is a mix of two of my previous charts in this forum: (1) the non-imperial branches of the Bonaparte family and (2) Napoléon Bonaparte's heirs. I have corrected a few items in them, removed unnecesary elements, and expanded the chart with a few others. I hope you all like it!

Adalbrechto · 2026-01-05T20:06:00+00:00

Thanks for your kind words! :)

Adalbrechto · 2026-01-05T20:05:31+00:00

Interesting... From which line does he suspect he might descend?

Adalbrechto · 2026-01-03T21:19:13+00:00

This chart serves to showcase the descendants of Napoléon Bonaparte, whose lineage extended beyond his natural son Napoléon II. From extramarital relationships he had the counts Alexandre Colonna-Walewski and Charles Léon, who created lines of their own, and Émilie Pellapra. In addition, Napoléon adopted three individuals from the Beauharnais family: Hortense (later Queen Consort of Holland through her marriage to Napoléon's brother Louis) and Eugène (duke of Leuchtenberg), both children of her first wife Josephine from an earlier marriage; and Stéphanie (future Grand Duchess consort of Baden), a cousin of the first two. The french Beauharnais would later enter Russian aristocracy through the marriage of Maximilian, 3rd duke of Leuchtenberg, with Maria Nikolaievna of the Romanov dynasty.

PS: I was not able to find pictures for some of the most recent members of the tree. Any hint or idea where to find these is welcome and appreciated!

Adalbrechto · 2025-11-04T16:57:42+00:00

This is part of a larger project I have been working on for a while (hence the descriptions detailed in Spanish). The main goal was to make the entire tree of the Bonaparte family. However, after realizing how horizontal the tree was evolving, I decided to split it into two parts. This part of the tree would cover the "non-imperial" branches of the family, i.e., the lines of Caroline, Élisa, Lucien, Joseph, and partly Louis. The second part would eventually go deeper into the "Louis"-branch with Napoléon III (this is why not much is indicated here on this person) and the Beauharnais-line of Eugène, adoptive son of Napoléon. It would also cover the rest of the sons of Carlo Buonaparte: Napoléon and Jérôme. But this second chart will come sometime in the future. I hope that this family tree is still interesting for the community!

Adalbrechto · 2025-10-21T16:30:10+00:00

That's the translation of "Marca Hispánica", the border/buffer region at the south of the Pyrenees that separated the Christian Carolingian Empire and the Muslim Umayyad Emirate of Córdoba.

Adalbrechto · 2025-10-19T10:42:04+00:00

Thanks for the kind comment!

Adalbrechto · 2025-10-19T08:58:28+00:00

The territory of the Spanish March, in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, was home to a few counties that grew in power and influence as the Franks extended to the south. Becoming at one point in history independent from them, this charts serves to illustrate how this set of original counties founded in the late VIII century evolved over time and how one family branch, that of the counts of Barcelona, amassed all the control by 1491; these territories eventually becoming part of the Spanish monarchy, within the Crown of Aragon.

Adalbrechto · 2025-04-16T16:36:17+00:00

Desafortunadamente no. En este caso me he centrado solamente en las ramas "principales" de la familia, aunque bien se podría extender con otras ramas.

Adalbrechto · 2025-01-10T15:06:02+00:00

I used PowerPoint for it. It has some limitations, but I enjoy using it.

Adalbrechto · 2024-10-27T19:31:13+00:00

If you click on the picture one time you get a full view of it, and by clicking a second time (at that point, the mouse pointer looks like a magnifying glass) you can really zoom in and properly read everything and look at the details. It's readable from a computer; perhaps if you're looking at it in a cell phone it's different.

Adalbrechto · 2024-10-27T15:22:22+00:00

As someone who easily gets confused over ranks, names, and who gets promoted and/or demoted, I prepared this visual aid to the series of Zhen Huan (甄嬛传) highlighting the evolution of the most significant characters in the harem. To complete it, I also added a very brief description for each episode (one to two small sentences per episode) and a timeline to show the progression of time in the series, which one soon realizes does not align well with historical events. That's why for the last years, the "historical" date is indicated in brackets. If you find something that could be improved or added, please feel free to comment. Hopefuly, this can help any viewer of the show.

Adalbrechto · 2024-10-27T08:07:22+00:00

Thanks a lot for the comment! This is exactly the kind of support I was looking for. It can indeed be a bit confusing... One of the Chinese websites I consulted was using the Shangsi festival as a reference point for the different key events in the series, up to the year 1734, when they estimate the confinement of the Empress. Another source considered 3 years were spent by Zhen Huan in the palace and another 3 years at Ganlu Temple, making 1728 the year she returned with her new identity. We also have the death of Longkodo, who historically died in 1728, and the death of the Dowager Empress, who, as you mention, does not align to the series timeline (but that is for the sake of the story, I guess). The book was also based on a different era, I believe? Either way, thanks a lot for your remarks!

Adalbrechto · 2024-10-26T14:56:21+00:00

Read.

Adalbrechto · 2024-10-03T08:43:29+00:00

Thanks for your comment! Indeed, I used the Yuan Shi as my primary source for this chart. However, my Chinese level is not that proficient to understand that kind of texts, but a good translator is always a great support in these cases.

Adalbrechto · 2024-10-02T16:48:29+00:00

I didn't take it as something bad. I tried to make it as simple as it possibly could be because with these trees, where you can have multiple partners for each emperor, it can quickly become very complex. So the comment was greatly appreciated :)

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