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Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and North Africa during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a statesman, he implemented numerous legal and administrative reforms in France and Europe.

French priest and statesman (1748-1836)

1802 Treaty during the War of the Second Coalition

1799 coup in Revolutionary France that brought Napoleon to power

former government of France

1798–1802 set of battles between the French Republic and the neighbouring monarchies

1801 Treaty during the War of the Second Coalition

French lawyer and statesman during the French Revolution and the First Empire, best remembered as the author of the Napoleonic Code (1753-1824)

French revolutionary (1747-1816)

French nobleman, lawyer and statesman (1739–1824)

peace treaty

constitution

1802 French Constitution

Attempted assassination of Napoleon in 1800

French Constitutional Assembly of the Consulate and Empire (1800-1815)

thumb | right | alt=Painting of four men near and on a staircase. A man on the right shows some paper to the man on the left (Napoleon) who’s hand gesture indicates that he rejects this document | Napoleon’s visit to the Palais-Royal on 19 August 1807; the Palais-Royal was the seat of the Tribunat, a consultative assembly that was abolished in 1907. The man in the blue coat is Jean-Claude Fabre, known as Fabre de l’Aude, the president of the Tribunat. Napoleon, angered by his presence, leaves the palace while rejecting the redevelopment plans proposed by the two. (Painting by Merry-Joseph Blon

lower house of the Parliament under Napoleonic France

Referendum in France in 1800

military unit