… of 7 siblings, with Napolen the eldest. The Bonaparte family had moved to France from Corsica in 1793.
Caroline wanted to marry one of her brother’s top military officers, but he said “non” under the influence of his then wife, Josephine, because she was only 17 years old. She did end up marrying General Murat any way in 1800.
To get back at Josephine, Caroline spread the rumor that Josephine was sterile & could not give an heir, a point of contention that led to Napoleon & Josephine’s eventual divorce, although both of them having torrid extra-marital affairs with ladies-in-waiting & officers (respectively) most likely had a lot to do with it too.
(portrait: Caroline, Queen of Naples, in 1809 with some of her 7 children)