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Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815. His legal reform, the Napoleonic Code, has been a major influence on many civil law jurisdictions worldwide, but he is best remembered for his role in the wars led against France by a series of coalitions, the so-called Napoleonic Wars. He established hegemony over most of continental Europe and sought to spread the ideals of the French Revolution, while consolidating an imperial monarchy which restored aspects of the deposed Ancien Régime. Due to his success in these wars, often against numerically superior enemies, he is generally regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time and his campaigns are studied at military academies throughout much of the world. Napoleon was born in Corsica to parents of noble Genoese ancestry, and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France. He rose to prominence under the French First Republic and led successful campaigns against the First and Second Coalitions arrayed against France. In 1799, he staged a coup d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. In the first decade of the 19th century, the French Empire under Napoleon engaged in a series of conflicts—the Napoleonic Wars—involving every major European power. After a streak of victories, France secured a dominant position in continental Europe, and Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the formation of extensive alliances and the appointment of friends and family members to rule other European countries as French client states. The Peninsular War and 1812 French invasion of Russia marked turning points in Napoleon's fortunes. His Grande Armée was badly damaged in the campaign and never fully recovered. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig; the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate and exiled him to the island of Elba. Less than a year later, he escaped Elba and returned to power, but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Napoleon spent the last six years of his life in confinement by the British on the island of Saint Helena. An autopsy concluded he died of stomach cancer, although this claim has sparked significant debate, as some scholars have held that he was a victim of arsenic poisoning.
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FAMILLE DE NAPOLEON (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caroline Bonaparte
- Elisa Bonaparte
- Eugène de Beauharnais
- Family
- First French Empire
- Flag
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- 19th century
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NAPOLEON SUR LA COLONNE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Flag
- Napoleon
- Paris
- Public history
- Serviceman
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- 19th century
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PASSAGE DU MONT SAINT-BERNARD. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Artillery
- Cannon
- French Consulate
- Great St Bernard Pass
- Infantry
- Injury
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- Date:
- 19th century
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CONVOI FUNEBRE DE NAPOLEON. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Coffin
- Helena (Empress)
- Island
- Man
- Napoleon
- Officer (armed forces)
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- 19th century
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NAPOLEON (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Horse
- Napoleon
- Portrait
- Uniform
- Upper limb
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- Date:
- 19th century
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AVANT-VEILLE D'AUSTERLITZ. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cavalry
- Conversation
- Deciduous
- Fire
- Infantry
- Military camp
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- Date:
- 19th century
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TOMBEAU DE NAPOLEON. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Child
- Littoral zone
- Napoleon
- Serviceman
- Tomb
- Tree
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- Date:
- 19th century
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LE CHRISTIANISME, / AFFERMI PAR NAPOLEON I.ER (titre insc...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Allegory
- Cardinal (Catholicism)
- Child
- First French Empire
- Napoleon
- Olivier
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON AU SIEGE DE TOULON. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Artillery
- Cannon
- French Consulate
- Napoleon
- Round shot
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON SUR LA COLONNE. (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Napoleon
- Portrait
- Round shot
- Uniform
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BUONAPARTE PREMIER CONSUL, / CAMPACERES LE SECOND, LEBRUN...
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- Portrayed subject:
- French Consulate
- Napoleon
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- Date:
- 18th century
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NAPOLEON I.er (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Equestrianism
- Frieze
- Horse
- Horse tack
- Napoleon
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE ET PASSAGE DU PONT DE LODI. (titre inscrit)
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- Portrayed subject:
- Artillery
- Bridge
- French Consulate
- Infantry
- Lodi, Lombardy
- Napoleon
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BONAPARTE PANOUR AIDE CAMPS / OFFCIER DUSSARD DRAGON TIMB...
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cavalry
- Drum
- Horse
- Napoleon
- Officer (armed forces)
- Serviceman
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- Date:
- 18th century
- 19th century
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FAMILLE IMPERIALE (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Caroline Bonaparte
- Clothing
- Coronation
- Crown (headgear)
- Elisa Bonaparte
- Eugène de Beauharnais
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON-LE-GRAND (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Acorn
- Bicorne
- Column
- Crown (headgear)
- Flag
- French people
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Equestrianism
- Horse
- Napoleon
- Portrait
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON ET SON FILS (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Ancient Rome
- Arrow
- Cannon
- Cuirass
- Flag
- French people
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- Date:
- 19th century
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BATAILLE DE MARENGO. - Mort de Desaix (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Arms industry
- Cavalry
- Death
- Equestrianism
- Flag
- General officer
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON A ESSLING. (22 Mai 1809) (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Injury
- Napoleon
- Staff (military)
- Tears
- Uniform
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- Date:
- 19th century
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NAPOLEON A LA BATAILLE DE WAGRAM (titre inscrit)
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- Field(s):
- Ethnology
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- Portrayed subject:
- Cannon
- Cavalry
- Charge (warfare)
- City
- Conflagration
- Horse
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- Date:
- 19th century
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