Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte was a French general from 1804 to 1814 who lead a number of successful campaigns against the First and Second coalitions. After a coup d'état, he declared himself to be First Consul, and, eventually the Emperor of France.

1. Born August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica
2. Birth Name: Napoleone Buonaparte
3. Spouse: Josephine Beauharnais and later to Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria
4. Ruled France from 1799-1814
5. Exiled to Elba in 1814 and to St. Helena in 1815
6. Successor: Louis XVIII
7. Son of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino
8. Died May 5, 1821 in St. Helena

• 1740: Franch's defeat in the War of the Austrian Succession depleted the country's funds
• 1756: The French Indian War caused the country to fall into deeper debt
• 1789: The fall of Bastille
• 1789: Palace of Versailles stormed
• 1789: National Constituent Assembly abolished feudalism
• 1790: French Parlement dissolved
• 1793: Committee of Public Safety came under the control of Maximilien Robespierre
• 1793-1795: Reign of Terror
• 1799: Constitution of the Year VIII signed and adopted, the French Revolution ends

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• 1909: The Life of Napoleon

• 1927: Napoleon

• 1987: Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story

• August 15, 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte is born in Ajaccio,Corsica

• 1786: Given command of the French army in Italy

• 1796: Marries Josephine Beauharnais

• 1799: Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes 1st Consul of the new French government

• 1802: New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life

• 1804: Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

• 1805: Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan

• 1809: Divorces Josephine

• 1810: Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria

• 1814: Paris falls, Senate proclaims end of the Empire

• 1814: Napoleon abdicates his rule and is exiled to Elba

• 1815: Escapes from Elba, retakes France, defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, exiled to Saint Helena

• May 5, 1821: Napoleon dies