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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.
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Fast Facts:
- Born August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica
- Birth Name: Napoleone Buonaparte
- Spouse: Josephine Beauharnais and later to Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria
- Ruled France from 1799-1814
- Exiled to Elba in 1814 and to St. Helena in 1815
- Successor: Louis XVIII
- Son of Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino
- Died May 5, 1821 in St. Helena
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French Revolution Timeline
- 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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Napoleon Bonaparte on Amazon
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The Reign Of Napoleon Bonaparte - $23.50
Robert Asprey completes his definitive, two-volume biography with an intimate, fast-paced look at Napoleon's daring reign and tragic demise with more of the personality and passion that marked the first volume of this cradle to the grave bi...
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Biography - Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France [VHS] - $14.95
He felt he was an outsider in his own nation yet he took it to its greatest period of influence in history. But his ego and thirst for ever more power led to one of the most storied downfalls ever. Napoleon Bonaparte stands in the compan...
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Napoleon I Bonaparte (1769-1821) Art Styles Giclee Poster Print by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 12x16 - $39.99
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Biography - Napoleon Bonaparte: The Glory of France (A&E DVD Archives) - $24.95
The most fabled military leader of all time is chronicled in this episode of the A&E Biography series. Born to a Corsican family of shaky financial means, young Napoleon decided upon a military career as a child, winning a scholarsh...
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The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte - $26.95
Robert Asprey charts Napoleon's thrilling, reckless rise to power in this fast-paced first volume of the definitive biography of the fascinating, enigmatic, and still mysterious tragic conqueror. Ever since 1821, when he died at age f...
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