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He was a general during the french revolution, the ruler of france as premier consul of the french republic, empereur des francais, king of italy. As emperor napoleon i, he modernized the french military. An engaging biography of napoleon bonaparte, one of the most brilliant and reckless generals in history, who declared himself emperor of france in 1804, conquered lands from portugal to poland, made kings and queens of his family members, and nearly brought all. The project gutenberg ebook of the life of napoleon bonaparte, by william milligan. This volume is the third of four volumes recently made available in english for the united states market. Napoleon died after six years of exile on saint helena on may 5, 1821. To say nothing of his projects in the east, the history of bonaparte was the history. Page 89 states offer us a striking example of the inconveniences, which attend the weakness of a civil authority.
Although, in that country, there are none of the fermentations of discord, which for a long time yet will trouble europe, the central power, being weak, is alarmed at every independent organization. Napoleon bonaparte, also known as napoleon i, was the son of a lawyer named carlo bonaparte. The french revolution had changed the politics of europe and beyond. Napoleon and marie louise remained married until his death, though she did not join him in exile on elba and thereafter never saw her husband again. However, the author paints a bit too rosy a picture of the french revolution. His downfall came during the francoprussian war, when his efforts to. If you are searched for a book napoleon for dummies by j. As the emperor who converted rome to christianity, constantine was a vital figure in the history of the church and the continent. Napoleon bonaparte was born on august 15, 1769 in the city of ajaccio on the island of corsica.
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