Joseph Bonaparte was the older brother of Napoleon. Due to Napoleon’s nepotism, he became King of Naples (where he was popular) and later King of Spain (where he was not). He was dethroned and when his brother was defeated an shipped off to exile on the island of St. Helena, Joseph had a back-up plan. He chartered an American ship and sailed to refuge in America. He lived for several years in New York City and Philadelphia. It was a comfortable life, what with all those riches he had looted from the Spanish treasury. He purchased a large estate in New Jersey which he called “Point Breeze”. He was a celebrity and was visited by Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Lafayette.
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