Napoleon Bonaparte
1769 – 1821 French Emperor of the French, general
General who seized power in France and crowned himself emperor, dominating Europe until his defeat and exile.
- Religion
- Roman Catholic (nominal)
- Affiliations
- House of Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte rose through the French Revolutionary army to seize power in the coup of 1799 and crown himself Emperor of the French in 1804. His campaigns made France the master of much of Europe, and his legal code reshaped law across the continent. His invasion of Russia in 1812 shattered his army, and after defeat and a first exile to Elba he returned for a final hundred days before losing at Waterloo. He was exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena, where he died in 1821.
Connections
- associate of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand — His foreign minister, who later worked against him.
- associate of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand — Served as his foreign minister, then turned against him.
- rival of Duke of Wellington — Defeated by Wellington at Waterloo.
- rival of Duke of Wellington — The emperor he defeated at Waterloo.
- rival of George III — The enemy sovereign through the Napoleonic Wars.
- rival of Horatio Nelson — The admiral who wrecked his fleets and Egyptian venture.
- rival of Horatio Nelson — The enemy whose fleets and Egyptian venture he wrecked.
- rival of Klemens von Metternich — The Austrian statesman who built the coalitions against him.
- rival of Klemens von Metternich — The emperor he first appeased, then helped destroy.
- rival of Louis XVIII — The Bourbon king restored to the throne he had taken.
- rival of Louis XVIII — The emperor whose fall returned him to the throne.
- family of Napoleon III — Uncle of Napoleon III.
- rival of William Pitt the Younger — The enemy he built coalitions to defeat.
In the timeline
- 1792 – 1802 French Revolutionary Wars mentioned
- 1796 – 1797 Napoleon's Italian Campaign mentioned
- 1798 Napoleon's Egypt Campaign Sparks Egyptomania mentioned
- 1799 Coup of 18 Brumaire the general who seized power
- 1799 Napoleon's Coup of 18 Brumaire mentioned
- 1800 Founding of the Banque de France mentioned
- 1800 Founding of the Banque de France mentioned
- 1804 Napoleon Crowned Emperor the self-crowned emperor
- 1804 Napoleonic Code the ruler who enacted it
- 1805 Battle of Austerlitz the victorious emperor
- 1812 French Invasion of Russia the invading emperor
- 1815 Battle of Waterloo the defeated emperor
- 1815 Napoleon's Exile to Saint Helena the exiled emperor
- 1821 Death of Napoleon the dying exile