Napoleon was born on 15 August 1769, to Carlo Maria di Buonaparte and Maria Letizia Ramolino, in his family's ancestral home Casa Buonaparte in Ajaccio, the capital of the island of Corsica. He was their fourth child and third son. This was a year after the island was transferred to France by the Republic of Genoa. He was christened Napoleone di Buonaparte, probably named after an uncle (an older brother who did not survive infancy was the first of the sons to be called Napoleone). In his 20s, he adopted the more French-sounding Napoléon Bonaparte.[note 2] COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was Napoleon's father? ANS1 Carlo Maria di Buonaparte QSN2 Who was Napoleon's mother? ANS2 Maria Letizia Ramolino QSN3 On what island was the Bonaparte ancestral home located? ANS3 Corsica QSN4 What was the name of Napoleon's family home? ANS4 Casa Buonaparte QSN5 Napoleon was most likely named after what family relation? ANS5 an uncle