Bonaparte dynasty had also noble ancestors...they were even descendants from many royal/noble families...here is the line from Charles "the Bold",Holy Roman Emperor to Napoleon I Bonaparte:
Emperor Charles "the Bald" of Holy Roman Empire,lived from 823-877
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Princess Rothilde of France,died in 927
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Count Hugues I de Maine,lived from 890-955
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Count Hugues II de Maine,died in 977
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Count Hugues III de Maine,died in 1015
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Count Herbert I Eveille-Chien de Maine,died in 1036
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Countess Garsende de Maine
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Margrave Folco I d'Este,died in 1128
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Margrave Obizzo I d'Este,died in 1193
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Margrave Azzo V d'Este,died also in 1193
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Margrave Azzo VI d'Este,died in 1212
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Margrave Azzo VII d'Este,lived from 1205-1264
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Cubitosa d'Este
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Gabriele Malaspina, Marchese di Verrucola,died in 1289
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Isnardo Malaspina, Marchese di Verrucola
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Niccolò Malaspina, Marchese di Verrucola,died in 1416
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Apollonia Malaspina
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Giovanni Buonaparte,Nobile di Sarzana,died in 1501
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Francesco "il Mauro" Buonaparte, Nobile di Sarzana,died around 1540
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Nobile Gabriele Buonaparte,lived from 1485-1582
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Nobile Geronimo Buonaparte,lived from 1520-1594
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Nobile Francesco Buonaparte,lived from 1570-1633
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Nobile Sebastiano Buonaparte,lived from 1603-1643
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Nobile Carlo Maria Buonaparte,lived from 1637-1692
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Nobile Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte,lived from 1663-1703
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Nobile Sebastiano Nicola Buonaparte,lived from 1683-1720
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Nobile Giuseppe Maria Buonaparte,lived from 1713-1763
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Carlo Maria Buonaparte,Nobile di Toscana,lived from 1746-1785
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Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of the French,lived from 1769-1821