Career
He was second lieutenant in the French army in 1778, lieutenant in 1788, then Captain in 1794. Baciocchi was then promoted to colonel in 1802, to Brigadier General in 1804, and to Major General in 1809. He was also made a Senator in 1804 and Imperial Prince in 1805.
He also serenely endured her infidelities.
When Napoleon"s empire collapsed, he retired with Elisa to Trieste, then to Bologna after her death in 1820. He died in that city on April 28, 1841.
Baciocchi and Bonaparte had 4 children, of whom 2 survived to adulthood:
Felice Napoleon (1798–1799)
Elisa Napoleona (1806–1869)
Jérôme Charles (1810–1811)
Federico Napoleon (1814–1833).