Napoleon
Napoleon
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Napoleon I
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, by Jacques-Louis David, 1812
Emperor of the French
Reign 18 May 1804 – 11 April 1814
20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815
Coronation 2 December 1804
Predecessor None (himself as First Consul of the French First Republic; previous ruling monarch was Louis XVI)
Successor Louis XVIII (de jure in 1814)
King of Italy
Reign 17 March 1805 – 11 April 1814
Coronation 26 May 1805
Predecessor None (himself as President of the Italian Republic; previous ruling monarch was Emperor Charles V)
Successor None (kingdom disbanded, next king of Italy was Victor Emmanuel II)
Spouse Joséphine de Beauharnais
Marie Louise of Austria
Issue
Napoleon II
Full name
Napoleon Bonaparte
House House of Bonaparte
Father Carlo Buonaparte
Mother Letizia Ramolino
Born 15 August 1769
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died 5 May 1821 (aged 51)
Longwood, Saint Helena, British Empire
Burial Les Invalides, Paris, France
Signature
Religion Roman Catholicism (see Napoleon and religions)
Imperial Standard of Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte (French: Napoléon Bonaparte [napoleɔ̃ bɔnɑpaʁt], Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.
As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions, the so-called Napoleonic Wars. He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy which restored aspects of the deposed Ancien Régime. Due to his success in these wars,
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation).
Napoleon I
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, by Jacques-Louis David, 1812
Emperor of the French
Reign 18 May 1804 – 11 April 1814
20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815
Coronation 2 December 1804
Predecessor None (himself as First Consul of the French First Republic; previous ruling monarch was Louis XVI)
Successor Louis XVIII (de jure in 1814)
King of Italy
Reign 17 March 1805 – 11 April 1814
Coronation 26 May 1805
Predecessor None (himself as President of the Italian Republic; previous ruling monarch was Emperor Charles V)
Successor None (kingdom disbanded, next king of Italy was Victor Emmanuel II)
Spouse Joséphine de Beauharnais
Marie Louise of Austria
Issue
Napoleon II
Full name
Napoleon Bonaparte
House House of Bonaparte
Father Carlo Buonaparte
Mother Letizia Ramolino
Born 15 August 1769
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
Died 5 May 1821 (aged 51)
Longwood, Saint Helena, British Empire
Burial Les Invalides, Paris, France
Signature
Religion Roman Catholicism (see Napoleon and religions)
Imperial Standard of Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte (French: Napoléon Bonaparte [napoleɔ̃ bɔnɑpaʁt], Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe.
As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions, the so-called Napoleonic Wars. He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy which restored aspects of the deposed Ancien Régime. Due to his success in these wars,
Citations: ^ a b Schom, Alan (1998). Napoleon Bonaparte (1. HarperPerennial ed.). New York: HarperPerennial. ISBN 0-06-092958-8. ^ The court and camp of Bonaparte, J & J Harper, 1832, p. 17,Google Book ^ Ida M ^ The other conquest. Google Books. 1967. Retrieved 3 August 2011. ^ French Fortifications, 1715–1815. Google Books. 30 November 2009. ISBN 9780786458073. Retrieved 3 August 2011. ^ McLynn 1998, p.2 ^ 2012 DNA tests found some of the family 's ancestors were from the Caucasus region; lefigaro.fr (15 January 2012) ^ Woolley, Reginald Maxwell (1915). Coronation Rites. Cambridge University Press. pp. 106–107.