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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte, 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 the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a state…
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politics · French general and emperor (1769–1821) · politician · art collector · emperor · sovereign · militant · military leader · army officer · also Napoleon, Napulione di Buonaparte, The Little Corporal, Napoleon Buonaparte, Napoleon I of France, the Corsican Napolean
Born 15 August 1769 · Died 5 May 1821 · Q517
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2026· 34 entries
“I was quite a shy kid, but it was important to learn where this name came from. I think he did a lot more good things for France than bad. And I feel lucky not to have been named another controversial character, like Attila for example.”
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“I was revolutionary from ignorance and ambition. At the age of reason, I have followed its counsels and my own instinct, and I crushed the Revolution.”
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“They are not written for you; the Parisians believe everything, and I might tell them a great deal more which they would not refuse to accept.”
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“was vacant. Louis XVI. had not been able to maintain himself. If I had been in his place, the Revolution—notwithstanding the immense progress it had made in men”
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“I saw myself founding a religion, marching into Asia, riding an elephant, a turban on my head and in my hand a new Koran that I would have composed to suit my need.”
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“women [appeared] in evening gowns and gems. It was an explicit denial of the circumstances of his captivity”
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“The most terrible of all my battles was the one before Moscow. The French showed themselves worthy of victory, and the Russians worthy of being invincible”
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“The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother.”
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Legacy obituary: Burl Sager Obituary (2026) - Napoleon, OH - Northwest Signal
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newsbreak.com: 2026 NLL Cardinal Division preview: Fremont Ross, Napoleon expected to battle for title
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The Crescent-News: Napoleon-Defiance FB 3 (1) (1).jpg - The Crescent-News
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La Nación: Detrás de escena del cuadro de San Martín y Napoleón que el gobierno argentino le regaló al presidente Emmanuel Macron
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TheSuburban.com: Napoleon’s Cartoon – Oliver Jones (1934-2026)
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igamingexpert.com: Napoleon Games secures lucrative Brussels casino concession
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MaxPreps: Wauseon Girls JV Volleyball @ Napoleon
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Education News: Napoleon’s lessons for students and teachers seeking determined success
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RealClearDefense: Under the Shadow of Napoleon
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Northwest Signal: Late save by Napoleon keeps game tied
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Northwest Signal: 2026 Napoleon football team
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Legacy obituary: Patricia Miller Obituary (2026) - Napoleon, OH - Northwest Signal
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lanereport.com: Kentucky grill maker Napoleon reveals 5 Common grilling mistakes
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Yahoo: Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies breaking barriers in NFL cheerleading
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Northwest Signal: Napoleon students selected for All-Ohio State Fair Band
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MDZ Online: El homenaje que Macron rindió a San Martín al recibir un cuadro del prócer argentino junto a Napoleón
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fox8live.com: FOX 8 KITCHEN Coolinary: Cafe Noma (9a) and Napoleon House
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fox8live.com: Coolinary: Napoleon House (10AM)
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JTV Jackson: Napoleon Community Schools Welcomes Students with Block Party, Campus Improvements
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Le Monde.fr: From Napoleon's camels to D-Day's dogs: The animals drafted into war
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UCL | University College London: UCL History alumnus Edward Shawcross publishes new book on Napoleon III
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Snopes rated the claim “Napoleon said, "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."” Correct Attribution.
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2025· 2 entries
USA Today rated the claim “Image shows Luigi Mangione post of quote linked to Napoleon Bonaparte” Altered.
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Snopes rated the claim “In February 2025 social media posts, U.S. President Donald Trump shared this quote usually attributed to French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte: "He who saves his Country does not violate any Law."” True.
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2023· 1 entry
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “The EU's Josep Borrell said 'Napoleon and Hitler need to be avenged'” Misleading.
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1947· 1 entry
"It is impossible that two historians, especially two historians living in different periods, should see any historical personality in the same light
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1871· 1 entry
As it sparked a new wave of German nationalism that opposed the French intervention
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1861· 1 entry
During the reign of Napoleon III, his remains were entombed in a sarcophagus in the crypt under the dome at Les Invalides
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1840· 2 entries
The British government gave Louis Philippe I permission to return Napoleon's remains to France
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As an attempt by Louis-Phillipe to prop up his unpopular regime by associating it with Napoleon, and that the regime of Napoleon III was only possible with the continued resonance of the Napoleonic legend
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1822· 1 entry
Creating a legend of Napoleon as a liberal, visionary proponent of European unification, deposed by reactionary elements of the ancien régime
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1821· 13 entries
Died 1821-05-05.
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Stated, "I die in the Apostolical Roman religion, in the bosom of which I was born, more than fifty years since
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“What I have done up to this is nothing. I am only at the beginning of the course I must run. Do you imagine that I triumph in Italy in order to aggrandise the pack of lawyers who form the Directory, and men like Carnot and Barras? What an idea!”
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“Bóg jest zawsze po stronie silniejszych batalionów (…). Ale na wojnie moralność ma się do fizyczności jak trzy do jednego. To morale, bardziej niż liczba, decyduje o zwycięstwie.”
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“Opis: o polskim pułku gwardii, który się skompromitował na przeglądzie wojsk.”
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“Człowiek nie ma przyjaciół, przyjaciół ma tylko powodzenie.”
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“Czymże jest gazeta? To rozproszony klub. Gazeta oddziałuje na swoich abonentów tak jak mówca klubowy na słuchaczy.”
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“Czymże jest więc miłość? Poczuciem własnej słabości, które natychmiast ogarnia człowieka samotnego lub osamotnionego (…).”
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“A história é a versão de eventos passados que as pessoas decidiram concordar.”
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“L'histoire est la version des événements passés sur laquelle les gens ont décidé de s'entendre.”
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“Opis: o Fryderyku Auguście.”
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“Opis: do Józefiny o Aleksandrze I.”
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“Geniusz to czasem tylko instynkt, który nie podlega doskonaleniu; częściej jest to sztuka trafnego kojarzenia codziennie doskonalona dzięki obserwacji i doświadczeniu.”
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1818· 1 entry
And died of tuberculosis aged 21, with no children
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1815· 3 entries
Career landmark: Emperor of the French (1815–1815).
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Named his son his successor as "Napoleon II", but the allies refused to recognize him
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1815–1815).
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1814· 2 entries
With a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815
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“Opis: skierowane do Ciała Ustawodawczego 1 stycznia 1814.”
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1813· 1 entry
Prussia and Austria joined Russia in the War of the Sixth Coalition, in which Napoleon was decisively defeated at the Battle of Leipzig
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1812· 2 entries
Introduced a compromise system in the retail trade called the mesures usuelles (traditional units of measurement)
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The pontiff was transferred to the Palace of Fontainebleau in France
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1811· 1 entry
Called Napoleon "yellow, obese, and bloated"
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1810· 1 entry
Awarded Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of Christ (1810).
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1809· 1 entry
The Austrians again challenged France in the War of the Fifth Coalition, during which Napoleon consolidated his dominance over Europe after winning the Battle of Wagram
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1808· 3 entries
Awarded Knight of the Order of the Elephant (1808).
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And eventually seven codes of law were produced under Napoleon
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Founded the Imperial University, a supervisory body with control over curriculum and discipline
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1807· 2 entries
Summoned a Sanhedrin to adapt the law of Moses to those of the empire
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When France and Russia formed an unexpected alliance
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1806· 4 entries
Adopted his stepson Eugène de Beauharnais and his second cousin Stéphanie de Beauharnais, and he arranged dynastic marriages for them
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Career landmark: French co-prince of Andorra (1806–1812).
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Deposed the Bourbon king of Naples and installed his elder brother, Joseph, on the throne
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Marched his Grande Armée into Eastern Europe, and defeated the Russians in 1807 at the Battle of Friedland
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1805· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Saint Hubert (1805).
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Awarded Order of the Black Eagle (1805).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Napoleonic order of the Iron Crown (1805).
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Career landmark: monarch of Italy (1805–1814).
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1804· 1 entry
Career landmark: Emperor of the French (1804–1814).
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1803· 2 entries
Bonaparte realized that his American colony of Louisiana would be difficult to defend
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And 1804 Napoleon had assembled a force around Boulogne for an invasion of Britain
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1802· 1 entry
Said Bonaparte's eyes were "lighter, and more of a grey, than I should have expected from his complexion", "his person is below middle size", and "his general aspect was milder than I had before thought it
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1801· 1 entry
And it was spread through western Europe by his armies
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1800· 5 entries
Stated, "it was by making myself a Catholic that I won the war in the Vendée, by making myself a Moslem that I established myself in Egypt, by making myself an ultramontane that I turned men's hearts towards me in Ita
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Established prefects appointed to run France's regional departments, sub-prefects to run districts and mayors to run towns
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Which secured France's victory in the War of the Second Coalition, and in 1803 he sold the territory of Louisiana to the United States
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Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1800–1800).
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“it was by making myself a Catholic that I won the war in the Vendée, by making myself a Moslem that I established myself in Egypt, by making myself an ultramontane that I turned men”
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1799· 1 entry
Career landmark: First Consul (1799–1804).
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1784· 1 entry
Studied at École Militaire (1784).
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1769· 1 entry
Born 1769-08-15.
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