This program is over. Hope you didn't miss it! Browse other programs we offer The Bonaparte Family: What’s in a Name? Evening Lecture/Seminar Wednesday, October 13, 2021 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. ET Code: 1M2161 Location: This program is part of ourSmithsonian Associates Streaming series. Select your Tickets $30 Member $35 Non-Member Resize text Les Quatre Napoléons, an image extolling the dynasty under the Second Empire Napoleon Bonaparte. The name conjures up images of the imperially elegant man with his hand tucked in his waistcoat, or on the battlefield in a greatcoat and tri-corner hat. Much has been written about the French emperor, but less attention has been devoted to the family that surrounded him—and still toil in the shadow of their illustrious scion. Historian Alexander Mikaberidze breaks with the traditional focus on Napoleon and instead explores his remarkable family. The Bonapartes produced two emperors and three kings, not to mention princes, poets, neurotics, heroes of the French Résistance, and even the founder of the FBI. He traces the 200-year biography of the Bonapartes from their obscure origins in Corsica through their imperial apotheosis and beyond, putting the family’s importance in European history in context. Mikaberidze is a Napoleonic-era scholar and a professor of history at Louisiana State University. Patron Information If you register multiple individuals, you will be asked to supply individual names and email addresses so they can receive a Zoom link email. Please note that if there is a change in program schedule or a cancellation, we will notify you via email, and it will be your responsibility to notify other registrants in your group. Unless otherwise noted, registration for streaming programs typically closes two hours prior to the start time on the date of the program. Once registered, patrons should receive an automatic email confirmation from CustomerService@SmithsonianAssociates.org. Separate Zoom link information will be emailed closer to the date of the program. If you do not receive your Zoom link information 24 hours prior to the start of the program, please email Customer Service for assistance. View Common FAQs about our Streaming Programs on Zoom.