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Carlo Maria Buonaparte (27 March 1746 – 24 February 1785), also known as Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Charles-Marie Bonaparte, was a Corsican attorney and politician, best known as the father of Napoleon Bonaparte and grandfather of Napoleon III.

Initially a supporter of Corsican independence, he briefly served as an aide to Pasquale Paoli, fighting against the Republic of Genoa and later resisting the French invasion. After France annexed Corsica, he aligned with the new regime and in 1777 became the island’s representative at the court of Louis XVI. Twenty years after his death, his second surviving son, Napoleon, became Emperor of the French, elevating several of his siblings to royal status through marriage and noble titles.

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Maria-Letizia Bonaparte (née Ramolino; 24 August 1750 or 1749 – 2 February 1836), commonly known as Letizia Bonaparte, was a Corsican noblewoman and the mother of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. Due to her status as the Emperor's mother, she was granted the title "Madame Mère" (French for "Madame Mother").

Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, then part of the Republic of Genoa, she married Carlo Buonaparte in 1764. The couple had thirteen children, eight of whom survived to adulthood. Following her husband's death in 1785, she relocated to mainland France. Over the next decade, her son Napoleon rose rapidly through the military ranks, becoming a prominent figure during the French Revolution, then First Consul in 1799 and Emperor of the French in 1804. Throughout his ascent and reign, Letizia held a significant, though informal, position within French society. After Napoleon's abdication in 1815, she spent her later years in Rome under the protection of Pope Pius VII, living in seclusion until her death in 1836.

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