Emperor of the French

1804 to 1815

Napoleon Bonaparte

Military general and first emperor of France, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, Corsica, France

Parents

Mother, Letizia Ramolino Father, Carlo

Bonaparte

Napoleon’s personality had a significant impact throughout his career. Many factors helped him rise to fame and enhance his abilities; his almost hypnotic power over his peer group; his intellectual capacity; the ability to work for long periods continually; his iron will and irresistible charm all helped to establish himself at an early age as a very competent general.

Personality

Napoleon Bonaparte is chiefly remembered for two things, being a conqueror of no small ability and for being short. He’s sometimes cited as the chief example of supposed short man syndrome, whereby short people act more aggressively than their larger counterparts to make up for their lack of height. Napoleon is sometimes described as being 5 foot 2 inches tall, which would make him short for his era.

Dress/Physical Stature

Wives and Children MARIE LOUISE- Wife

NAPOLÉON II- Son

Siblings

JOSEPHJOSÉPHINELUCIE

NELISA

HORTENSE

PAULINE

CAROLINE

JOACHIM

JERÔME

Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio

Died: May 5, 1821, Longwood

Height: 5' 7" (1.70 m)Buried: May 9, 1821

Info

A few days prior to his death Napoleon had requested that his doctor make a full examination of his body, particularly of his stomach. The Emperor died at Longwood House in 1821. The doctors who carried out the post-mortem on Napoleon said that a perforated stomach ulcer that had turned cancerous was the main cause of his death. Initially Napoleon was buried on St Helena but his body was later removed and re-buried in Paris at the Invalides.

Napoleons Death

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/bonaparte_napoleon.shtml

http://www.biography.com/people/napoleon-9420291

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