Bonaparte, Napoleon (1769-1821)

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Birth Date

1769-08-15

Death Date

1821-05-05

Birthplace

Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Biographical Text

Napoleon Bonaparte was a military general and the first emperor of France. At the start of the French Revolution, he joined the French military and the Jacobins. In 1795 he became commander of the Army of the Interior, and in 1796 he became the leader of the Army of Italy, which Napoleon used to expand the French empire and gain popularity. In 1800 he became the first consul, a position created by a new constitution, and one that was essentially a dictatorship. Napoleon created the Napoleonic Code, removing privileges based on birth, allowing freedom of religion, and stating that government jobs must be given to those who are qualified. In 1804 he became the first emperor of France. However, Napoleon started many wars throughout Europe in order to expand France's empire; being defeated by the British in 1815, Napoleon abdicated and spent the rest of his life on the island of St. Helena in exile.

Napoleon married Joséphine de Beauharnais in 1796. After the marriage was annulled, he remarried to Marie Louise of Austria in 1810. They had one son together, Napoleon II. Napoleon died in 1821.