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Birth

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15,1769 in the city of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. He is a
brilliant military commander, conquered much of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte is famous for being fairly
short, probably 5 feet 6 inches tall. His father was Carlo Bonaparte, an important attorney who represented
Corsica at the court of the French King.

Action as a general

Napoleon rose quickly in the military because many military officers fled France during the revolution. By
the age of 27 Napoleon was promoted to general.

Emperor

In December 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor. He again began wars with the power of Europe.
By the end of 1805, Napoleon had defeated all of the other powers, except Britain. He created a new French
empire covering much of Europe.

Reforms

❖ Economic Order- Set up a National Bank.

❖ Social Order- Welcomed nobles back.

❖ Religious Order- Signed the Concordat-agreement that set a new relationship between church and
state. Religious freedom allowed.

❖ Legal Order- Wrote a new set of laws called Napoleonic code.

Napoleon’s Code

❖ As emperor, Napoleon created his Civil Code, basic laws much like a constitution to run his empire.

❖ He tried to destroy the feudal, hierarchical order in the French Empire.


❖ Nobility and clergy lost privileges, and equality of opportunity was declared, along with religious
toleration before the law. So, to that extent he did preserve the revolutionary ideals.

Religion

‘‘Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet’’ Napoleon. There was a schism with the
church due to the Revolution- Constitutional clergy and the Refectory Clergy. This split the public between
a loyalty to God and a loyalty to Government.

What happened burning the crown

Napoleon invited the people to crown him Emperor, but took the crown from the Pope and placed it on his
own head. This way to show that he was superior to the church and answer to no one.

Russian attack

❖ Breakdown on Russian-French alliance caused Napoleon to invade Russia.

❖ Napoleon brought 42,000 soldiers.

❖ Czar Alexander destroy Moscow by time Napoleon takes city.

❖ Russian army attacks Napoleon’s troops on way back, only 10,000 are left.

Exile part

❖ Napoleon is exiled to the island of Elba by the French.

❖ Louis XVIII becomes the new King but is unpopular to the people.

❖ Napoleon escapes Elba and the French welcome him back.

Death

Napoleon died from stomach cancer after six years of exile on Saint Helena on May 5, 1821. His remains
were moved to France in 1840 to Les Invalids in Paris.

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