Editing Joseph Bonaparte (section)

==Early life and career==
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Joseph was born in 1768 as Giuseppe Buonaparte to [[Carlo Buonaparte]] and [[Maria Letizia Ramolino]] at [[Corte, Haute-Corse|Corte]], the capital of the [[Corsican Republic]]. In the year of his birth, [[French Conquest of Corsica|Corsica was invaded by France]] and conquered the following year. His father was originally a follower of the Corsican patriot leader [[Pasquale Paoli]], but later became a supporter of French rule.

Bonaparte trained as a lawyer. In that role and as a politician and diplomat, he served in the [[Council of Five Hundred]] and as the French ambassador to the [[Papal States]]. In 1799, he used his position as member of the Council of Five Hundred to help his brother Napoleon to [[18 Brumaire|overthrow]] the [[French Directory|Directory]]. On 30 September 1800, as [[Envoy (title)|Minister Plenipotentiary]], he signed the [[Treaty of Mortefontaine]], treaty of friendship and commerce between France and the [[United States]], alongside [[Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu]], and [[Pierre Louis Roederer]].