Bonaparte, Napoléon

has biography | a une biographie: Born in Corsica into a noble family, Napoleon was trained from 1779 to 1785 at the military schools of Brienne-le-Château and Paris. On graduating, he joined an artillery regiment. He took part in the Revolutionary Wars, achieving the rank of general, and led the Italian and Egyptian campaigns from 1896 onwards. On the strength of the popularity he had acquired during his military campaigns, he organized a coup d'état on 18 Brumaire (November 9, 1799), taking command of the armies and initiating the drafting of a new constitution that allowed him to concentrate power. For political expediency and in response to demands from influential colonists in his entourage, Napoleon re-established slavery in the French colonies with the law of May 20, 1802. In 1804, he was crowned Emperor of the French.
was born | est né: 15 August 1769
died in | est mort par: 5 May 1821
has nationality | a la nationalité: France
has type | est de type: depicted
has association with | a une association avec: de Beauharnais, Joséphine

is referred to by | est référencé par: Fondation pour la mémoire de l'esclavage website; Pierre Branda et Thierry Lentz, Napoléon, l'esclavage et les colonies, Paris, Fayard, 2006
André Castelot, Bonaparte, Paris, Perrin, 2019
Pascale Fautrier, Napoléon Bonaparte, Paris, Gallimard, 2021

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Items with "main figure depicted | personnage principal représenté: Bonaparte, Napoléon"
Equestrian statue of Napoléon Bonaparte, La Roche-sur-Yon
Equestrian statue of Napoléon Bonaparte, Rouen
Statue of Napoléon, Adlington

Items with "has association with | a une association avec: Bonaparte, Napoléon"
de Beauharnais, Joséphine

Items with "was commissioned by | a été commandé par: Bonaparte, Napoléon"
Statue of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Paris

Items with "has parent | a pour parent: Bonaparte, Napoléon"
de Beauharnais, Joséphine