‘Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon’s scandalous brother’ by Shannon Selin

'Lucien Bonaparte, Napoleon's scandalous brother' by Shannon Selin
 
“Lucien Bonaparte was Napoleon's most articulate brother, and the only one unwilling to subordinate himself to Napoleon. Politically ambitious, he played an indispensable role in Napoleon's rise to power. However, he refused to give up his wife when Napoleon demanded, thus – unlike his siblings – he never sat on a throne. Lucien spent most of the imperial years in exile with his large family, nursing his literary vanity…”