Napoleon Bonaparte
1769 CE – 1821 CE (52 years)
Shaped modern Europe through the Napoleonic Wars, spread Revolutionary ideals, codified French law (Napoleonic Code), and restructured European borders.
Biography
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military commander and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
Key Events
1799 CE
18 Brumaire coup — becomes First Consul
1804 CE
Crowned Emperor of the French
1805 CE
Battle of Austerlitz — greatest victory
1812 CE
Catastrophic Russian campaign
1815 CE
Waterloo — final defeat and exile